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exhale

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


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Meal two: Something easy, almost offhand This is your midweek exhale.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

After hugging your relieved family, you’d check your brokerage statement and exhale, figuring that at least nothing had happened to the stock or bond markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The fall in oil prices on Tuesday has given traders a moment to "exhale", but energy markets remain in a state of "total tug-of-war", said Alberto Bellorin from oil and gas investment firm InterCapital Energy.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Finally, when she was well out of his sight, she leaned up against one of the trees and let out a great, shaking exhale.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu




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