shortness
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"I am still nursing an internal wound in my eyes," he said, adding that he now experiences shortness of breath and constant headaches.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Irvan Maulana has struggled with shortness of breath and a cough as wildfire smoke cloaks the Indonesian city of Palangkaraya.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
One mother went to the ER with shortness of breath and high blood pressure, fearing she might be having a heart attack, but her tests came back normal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Caroline had only gone to the doctors because she'd noticed a shortness of breath.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Unsaid behind that brief exchange was the one thing they never spoke of: the shortness of their lives compared with those of humans.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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