as in breathing
to inhale and exhale air
though unconscious, the patient is still respiring
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One of the startup’s main efforts is a drug to tackle idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a condition where scar tissue forms in the lungs, making breathing difficult.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Today’s free-breathing engine will soon be a thing of the past, but likely so too is its 9,000-rpm redline.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Respiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respiring. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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