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
And it’s going to take these high-profile cases for the subject to get the air time.”
From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2019
I couldn’t hear properly anymore, and I couldn’t get the air or water or whatever it was out of them.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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