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The amount of air in the lungs at which the flow from the lower sections of the lungs becomes severely reduced or halts altogether during expiration.

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I had a feeling that Turkish authorities were closing their eyes.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The family was taking some private moments for a closing of the coffin in keeping with Chinese ritual.
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Both were dead certain “security” had gotten to her and were closing in on us.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But for some of us, while its closing was sad, it was a tempered sadness.
The Bookstore That Bewitched Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and Greta Garbo|Felice Picano|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The books in the study include a set of Shaw's plays with the first volume inscribed to Hitchcock from GBS.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We prefer the American volume of Hochelaga to the Canadian one, although both are highly interesting.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
The improvement of transport still further swelled the volume of production.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
This gives to the second volume something of the smell of an apple store-room.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
The increased volume of the supply thus produced inevitably forces down the price till it sinks to the point of cost.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock