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Sudden immersion in such frigid water, known as cold shock, can trigger immediate physiological responses such as uncontrolled gasping, rapid breathing or hyperventilation, according to the National Weather Service.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025 -
The owner gasped at what just unfolded in front of her.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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At a tenant rally Sunday, Saffo wheezed and coughed but was determined to speak.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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This causes children to wheeze and have all sorts of noisy breathing.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Place basket on top of pot and steam, covered, for 8-10 minutes, or until wrappers puff up.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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One of my downstairs neighbors was stunned to see her inhale from an oxygen tank one moment and puff on a cigarette the next.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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But there was a lot of panting and putting his head into his hands.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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When southern Spain trembles in heat, when dogs seem to be panting their last breaths in narrow bands of shade in the white villages of Andalusia, northern Spain keeps cool.—
Stanley Stewart,
airmail.news,
31 Aug. 2024
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And of course, Dennis Hopper, huffing nitrous oxide as rapist, gang leader Frank Booth is a vision of male bestiality ripped out of a Francis Bacon painting (Lynch has acknowledged Bacon as a key influence on his work).—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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Out front, Pastor Rodney Freeman and several volunteers — bundled up in thick winter coats, huffing out little clouds of breath — rush to set up the Bountiful Blessings food pantry.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2025
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The World’s First Podcast originated in 2021 and inspired the podcast featured in Nobody Wants This.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Their project was inspired by Benjamin’s study of taxi-fare data for an econometrics competition held at the University of Chicago.—
Dan Greene,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Suspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspire. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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