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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Freeman’s blast — a line drive that hooked inside the right field foul pole — gave Paxton early breathing room.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
Audience members were convinced the blinking, breathing and even perspiring Lincoln animatronic was an actor rather than a robotic machine.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
Audience members were convinced the blinking, breathing and even perspiring Lincoln animatronic was an actor rather than a robotic machine.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
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“Breathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathing. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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