breath
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But underwater, we grit our teeth at Jay’s every fluttering breath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Larger nodules can cause shortness of breath, chest pain and persistent coughing -- sometimes with blood.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
There was the tiredness, she says, and being out of breath after mild exercise but both were put down to being unfit and just post-school fatigue.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
For now, they’ve got me thinking about my blood pressure, and realizing that I need to start each workday with a big, deep breath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
My breath came short and hard as I thought back to the reports I had passed on, the night of Hitler’s birthday.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Sheen was so faithful to this promise that he drew his last breaths before the Eucharist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The cost of phone fatigue was not worth the short-term dopamine hit of my bird congratulating me on taking three deep breaths today.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Then, a few short breaths later, Sanders was running for, and winning, the Arkansas governor’s office once occupied by Bill Clinton.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Deep breaths of cool marine air kept that giddy feeling going.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
He took a few deep, square breaths, and went invisible.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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