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breathing

[bree-thing] / ˈbri ðɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
respiring
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These included some types of limb surgery, kidney stone pain, pain following tonsil removal, and pain experienced by newborns using assisted breathing devices.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Next came leg-movement detectors, breathing bands, a microphone, a nasal airflow monitor and a finger pulse oximeter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

He takes accountability for his role in their dissolution, breathing vulnerability through the lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

His breathing was heavy and he was panting, she said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

My shawl slipped away from my face and I held my arm up across my nose and mouth and breathed in, kept breathing.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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