exhale
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For many Americans, retirement is supposed to be a financial exhale.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
“My goal right now is to just exhale; recover, kind of get myself together. I’ve been sprinting hard for many, many years and it will be nice to kind of recharge,” Bostic said.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
The phrenic nerves contract and expand the diaphragm, which allows the lungs to inhale and exhale.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
If you’re holding your breath awaiting the end of the compact-disc era, don’t exhale quite yet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Finally, when she was well out of his sight, she leaned up against one of the trees and let out a great, shaking exhale.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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