Difluoroethane is a gas often used in cans of compressed air, which can be huffed to produce a high, while alprazolam is the generic form of brand-name Xanax.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Isaac Hayden huffed and puffed but received little support from Blackpool’s Karoy Anderson.
But, expecting parents who are soccer fans can draw inspiration from the beautiful game with a gorgeous baby name inspired by the sport’s past and present stars.
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Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
20 June 2026
And developers plan to call the green square in the heart of the area, inspired by the floor plan of the bathhouse complex, Thermenplein.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
And over the years, an increase in solar activity — space weather from the sun — has puffed up Earth's atmosphere to create more drag on Swift than expected, pulling it down from its initial orbit.
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Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
His lips puffed with each breath.
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Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 June 2026
The previous owners must have doused the property with chemicals, and as summer wheezed toward its smoky end, my lawn became less suburban ideal and more of a pop quiz in weed identification.
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Maggie Slepian,
Longreads,
14 May 2026
The old boiler wheezed and stalled, the roof sprang leaks, half-century-old pipes cracked, and the lobby intercom was defunct.
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