air-breathing
adjective
air-breath·ing
ˈer-ˌbrē-t͟hiŋ 
: of, employing, or being an engine that requires air for combustion
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The 2022 vaccine mandate decision, another 6-3 masterpiece, turned on sophistry that workplace rules only covered hazards found solely in the workplace (but somehow excluding, say, forced air-breathing with infected employees), and ignored the deeper reality that vaccines save lives.
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The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
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The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
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“Air-breathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air-breathing. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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