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exhale

[eks-hayl, ek-sayl] / ɛksˈheɪl, ɛkˈseɪl /


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September is notoriously tough on the stock market, but investors might be able to exhale now that Labor Day is here.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

This combination of measurements allowed the researchers to test whether extending the exhale did more than simply lower heart rate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

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

Just as I let myself exhale, Jarvis flashes that toothy smile.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

After a minute or so he exhales, but not a normal exhale, and then I hear him say something but can’t make it out over the traffic and the rage-triggered ringing in my ears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"Cong phew!" exhales the Sun after "Hero Harry" comes "to the rescue".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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

When you whisk that nutty, toffee-adjacent warmth into the mix, especially alongside fruit and a streak of citrus zest, the entire batter exhales.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

And the elevator door dings shut and I watch as, I swear to you, the whole plant exhales.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

The exhaled steam has no smell at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

She added: "I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year."

From BBC ● May 22, 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

A similar quarantine design had been used in earlier research, along with specialized testing of exhaled breath developed by Milton and his colleagues.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026

Jam put her empty glass down on the counter and exhaled.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

As the vessel neared the island—and Rhodes lost her ball cap in the wind—an app on the laptop she cradled lit up with digital WhaleSpotter images of whales exhaling, called “blows.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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

Each spoonful delivers a deep, full inhale as we tip it to our lips, then we hold our breath as we swallow before finally exhaling at the end.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025

“He’ll probably start,” Roberts said, exhaling after a wild night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2024

He spoke in short bursts, inhaling air, exhaling words.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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