breather
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Nevertheless, most analysts believe the ECB is likely to take a breather after Thursday, and think that Lagarde may offer some hints of this in her comments.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Does he need a breather before we start?
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Will Smith was given a breather after going one for five with two RBIs in his first game back from a three-month stint on the IL on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
But the stock is up roughly 1/3 in two months, and Jefferies believes now is the right time to take a breather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
As morning turned to afternoon, Mrs. Penworthy—that is to say, Simon— popped out of the inner room for a breather.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
The exercise, they were told, had the potential to induce an altered state of consciousness so profound that breathers sometimes describe it as reliving the terrifying moment of their birth.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
Presumably he’ll give Braves infielders breathers as they gear up for the playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
The idea of Cirque du Soleil might invite images of extravagant live shows with clowns, acrobats and fire breathers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
During breathers when she’s standing away from the Washington Mystics’ sideline.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2022
Pretty soon it sounded like the five other breathers in the shed had left.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
