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exhale

[eks-heyl, ek-seyl] / ɛksˈheɪl, ɛkˈseɪl /


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For many Americans, retirement is supposed to be a financial exhale.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

“My goal right now is to just exhale; recover, kind of get myself together. I’ve been sprinting hard for many, many years and it will be nice to kind of recharge,” Bostic said.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

The phrenic nerves contract and expand the diaphragm, which allows the lungs to inhale and exhale.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

If you’re holding your breath awaiting the end of the compact-disc era, don’t exhale quite yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The green mountains here feel like they’re breathing, like the mist all around us is the air they exhale to the clouds above.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya




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