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Breath
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BREATH, med. juris. The air expelled from the chest at each expiration.
     2. Breathing, though a usual sign of life, is not conclusive that a child was wholly born alive, as breathing may take place before the whole delivery of the mother is complete. 5 Carr. & Payn, 329; S. C. 24 E. C. L. R. 344. Vide Birth; Life; Infanticide.



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Miss-pace the race by taking it out too fast, or make the mistake of holding breath too much in the beginning, and all too often the back end of the swim becomes more of a struggle than the swimmer bargained for, all because of the sensation that oxygen is in very short supply.
You leave me breathless by Nessel, Edward H. / AMAA Journal
There's a lot of nervous Colts execs holding breath that Howard is still here.
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