exhale
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They lure mosquitoes with carbon dioxide—all vertebrates release the gas with each exhale, so to mosquitoes, it usually signals a meal.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Friedman, however, wasn’t ready to exhale until he got final word from the Tigers during the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Bright, airy and modern, it feels designed to help guests exhale the moment they walk through the door.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Her children sometimes struggle with anxiety at bedtime, and Judd has taught them to breathe using a shorter in-breath and a longer exhale to help calm them.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
With each name called, my anticipation deflated with a heavy exhale.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
"Cong phew!" exhales the Sun after "Hero Harry" comes "to the rescue".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
When it’s over, Parillo, whose nom de guerre in the competition is Velvet Milkman, exhales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
With her handwritten lyrics on a stand before her, she drops her head and exhales heavily as she cries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Her husband Yitzhak, tense throughout, finally exhales, then explains that the couple will wait a week before choosing a name.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Tano exhales and scoops the akrafena off the ground.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
The gas was released on maternity units when cannisters were connected, birthing mothers exhaled, and when the equipment was faulty, according to papers filed at the High Court.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
We survived it, yet hadn’t fully exhaled when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived like a cosmic reminder of how life loves a dramatic arc.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
The technology pulls the driver's exhaled breath into sensors located in the driver's side door or in the dashboard and steering column, as the driver breathes normally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Patients with asthma showed a median 56% reduction in fractional exhaled nitric oxide, indicating reduced airway inflammation.
From Barron's ● Dec. 8, 2025
Drenched in sweat, crewmen gasped for air as oxygen levels fell and carbon dioxide levels rose closer to the lethal zone every time someone exhaled.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
If you think no price is too high for reduced emissions, stop exhaling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
By late afternoon, most test-takers walk out of school gates, exhaling with relief and embracing the family members waiting outside.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
“Not much you can do but keep on living,” the man said, exhaling.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
Mindful breathing exercises — patterned sets of inhaling and exhaling — are a simple, efficient and do-anywhere method of addressing anxiety, and this toy-like Breathing Buddha is designed to help in two ways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Smiling, stroking my head, glowing blue-white light, and exhaling softly.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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