gasping
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Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said that even in training camp, the team’s veteran players were gasping at Miles’s plays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
But the crowd were left gasping in anguish as Gauff, approaching the net, swiped the ball into the tape.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
In the darkness, partially kneeling, gasping for air and practically immobile, he suffered aftershock after aftershock.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Female jurors watched with rapt attention, some gasping in shock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Finally, gasping for air, she climbed a hill and abruptly reached the end of the road.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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