nose for
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: an ability to find (something)
He is a good reporter with a nose for news.
a baseball scout with a nose for talent
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The meeting ended in a brawl and a bloodied nose for Cárdenas.
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Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
Bonus: One great breathing technique is to pause for two seconds, inhale deeply through the nose for four seconds, hold for seven seconds, then slowly exhale for eight seconds.
—Bryant Richardson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Inhale deeply through your nose for a count of four.
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—Heather Heefner, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
But getting more people on the ground, people who were trained, people who were competent, and people who have a nose for all this.
—ABC News, 22 Sep. 2024
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Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
Bonus: One great breathing technique is to pause for two seconds, inhale deeply through the nose for four seconds, hold for seven seconds, then slowly exhale for eight seconds.
—Bryant Richardson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Inhale deeply through your nose for a count of four.
2.
—Heather Heefner, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
But getting more people on the ground, people who were trained, people who were competent, and people who have a nose for all this.
—ABC News, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Nose for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20for. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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