breathing
noun
breath·ing
ˈbrē-t͟hiŋ 
: either of the marks ʽ and ʼ used in writing Greek to indicate aspiration or its absence
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Changes in her breathing, and her abdominal muscle's tightness, may also indicate that labor is over.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
After 196 days on strike, Kaiser mental health care workers ratified a new four-year contract Thursday, approving a deal that delivers gains in pay and retirement benefits and delivers a little breathing room for administrative duties.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
But 48 hours after surviving in Game 7 on the road in Houston, the Warriors’ others dragged them across the finish line in Minnesota for a Game 1 road win that at least gives them temporary breathing room while Curry heals.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 7 May 2025
In March 2020, during President Trump's first term in office, the Education Department paused student loan payments and knocked interest rates to zero to give borrowers some breathing room.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 5 May 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
After 196 days on strike, Kaiser mental health care workers ratified a new four-year contract Thursday, approving a deal that delivers gains in pay and retirement benefits and delivers a little breathing room for administrative duties.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
But 48 hours after surviving in Game 7 on the road in Houston, the Warriors’ others dragged them across the finish line in Minnesota for a Game 1 road win that at least gives them temporary breathing room while Curry heals.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 7 May 2025
In March 2020, during President Trump's first term in office, the Education Department paused student loan payments and knocked interest rates to zero to give borrowers some breathing room.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 5 May 2025
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“Breathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathing. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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