get the air
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Atmospheric pressure, which is around 14 pounds per square inch, helps get the air into the vent pipes.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023
In this instance, it is hard for the patient to get the air out of his or her lungs, and it takes a long time to reach the maximal exhalation volume.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
You don’t get the air pressure from satellites.
From The Verge • Jul. 23, 2021
It is more the question of whether he has those hard edges to bring it to bear, or indeed whether he will get the air to breath in this winning machine.
From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2020
I cannot get the air out of my lungs in order to fill them again.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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