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as in to expel
to let or force out of the lungs
before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke
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as in to radiate
to throw or give off
the lilacs were exhaling a sweet fragrance that virtually filled the room
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Recent Examples of exhale
After examining the dishes under a microscope, the scientists found that each dolphin exhaled at least one microplastic particle.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
After the Broncos used a field goal to cut the lead to seven points with 59 seconds remaining, the Chargers needed to watch a late onside kick attempt swirl out of bounds to finally exhale.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
My mother exhaled; her brow had become moist, in spite of the Ambien.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
While exhaling, lower your face and chin to look at the ground while curving your spine toward the ceiling and bringing your pelvis inwards.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
After the Broncos used a field goal to cut the lead to seven points with 59 seconds remaining, the Chargers needed to watch a late onside kick attempt swirl out of bounds to finally exhale.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
My mother exhaled; her brow had become moist, in spite of the Ambien.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
While exhaling, lower your face and chin to look at the ground while curving your spine toward the ceiling and bringing your pelvis inwards.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
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The school expels him for a year for making a threat of mass violence.Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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But immediately after voting to allow women to be members, the group expelled one who had lurked secretly in their midst for two years.Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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Sonoma and Napa Vineyards That Set the Stage For The Music And Wine Festival The wineries of Northern California offer a stunning backdrop for SIP events, each radiating its unique charm and inviting atmosphere, captivating visitors from all backgrounds.Noel Burgess, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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That's when the moon won't interfere with the display and the Taurus constellation, which is where the meteors seem to emerge – or radiate, according to Earth Sky, a website devoted to astronomy and Earth sciences.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Methane, which has 86 times the warming impact of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, is largely emitted by fracking.Li Cohen, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Companies like Microsoft are among the few leading the charge by planning to remove all of the carbon the company has emitted directly or through electricity consumption since its founding in 1975, but many industries have yet to follow suit.Rob van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The gap in votes cast by the mayor’s critics and her supporters could be seen as a kind of backlash to progressive politics in one of California’s most diverse cities.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Alongside the power couple, two Nolan faves have also been cast: Anne Hathaway, who was in both The Dark Knight Rises and Interstellar, and Matt Damon, of Interstellar and Oppenheimer.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Democrat Josh Harder is heading back to the U.S. House following his defeat of Republican Kevin Lincoln in California’s 9th Congressional District, according to election results released Friday.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles County registrar did not update results over the weekend — the last tally there was released at 5 p.m. on Friday — but Tran is leading there with 56.26% of the vote.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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But, early on in Game Five, Flaherty was ineffective, New York went ahead by five runs, and Yankee Stadium emanated good cheer.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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These claims have emanated from the top of the ticket and have gone well beyond Texas.Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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War could evolve into a game of purely mechanical fatalities, the deciding factor being the psychological strength of the human (or AI) who must contest to risk, or forfeit to prevent, a breakthrough moment of total destruction.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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In February 2024, Bard became Gemini, which itself has evolved significantly in the past year.Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Exhale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhale. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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