breathe
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Balestrini, 67, hopes a new era of investment will breathe life into the town.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
After my playthrough, I can see why Konami are pushing ahead with the idea to let other studios breathe new life into the franchise and take it to different destinations.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Patients can eventually lose the ability to swallow, increasing the risk of pneumonia if food or liquid enters the lungs, and later may lose the ability to breathe.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
It would be a while after that before the Trojans could finally breathe easy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Then he stops and says, “Plot twist: it turned into a butterfly,” and I laugh so hard I can’t breathe.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
We cheer when anyone unjustly imprisoned breathes free air again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The film breathes in a dynamic way, the last few beats taking a startling turn toward a somber wistfulness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
David Raya fastens his gloves and breathes out.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
But the surrounding region lives and breathes Formula One all year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
It’s an old biblical scene, but Leonardo breathes new life into it.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
But there is a positive atmosphere in No 10 too, one source telling me that the face-offs between Badenoch and Burnham have "breathed new life into the Labour versus Tory dynamic".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Circumstances probably haven’t improved since the end of last year, as the jump in gasoline prices breathed new life into inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The cosplayer, who breathed heavily into the microphone à la the movie villain, was formally called to the podium by the name Darth Vader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Why Bessent’s Treasury operations have breathed life back into the gold trade.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Another head breathed a column of fire, and the third head dripped what looked like greenish poison from between its fangs.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Healey said he was "very aware" of these cost of living pressures as he prepared what he called a "breathing space" Budget on 28 October.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
I could almost hear their breathing and their watches ticking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Brent crude futures fell 3.4% to $100.34 a barrel, providing breathing room for the tech stock takeoff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
In the silence that followed, Mary’s labored breathing seemed especially loud.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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