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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Google counts on Oct 3, 2007
199,000 “sigh of relief”
300 “sigh of release”—eggcorn?
Analysis by Joe Krozel
When there is a release of tension, it may be accompanied by a sigh of relief. It’s not surprising that one word might sub for the other now and then.
Examples:
DANCE REVIEW; A Kaleidoscope of Black Women – New York Times
At the end, the dancers slip into line, their folding and extending arms having the effect of a sigh of release. Roma Flowers designed the lighting. ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07EEDD… – 27k – Similar pages
WNBA.com: A Day in the Life of a First-Round Pick
“There was a sigh of release like ‘phew.’ Then I hugged my parents and my coach.” 2:41:. As Hairston fulfills her first official repsonsibilities as a …
www.wnba.com/draft2007/hairston_day_070404.html – 38k – Similar pages
THE DUSTER IN DOWNING STREET; The Duster in Downing Street
... it does not follow that he deserved ‘the sigh of release which nearly every Englishman Position breathed when the murderous waves closed above. him. ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70617FA… – 19k – Similar pages
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.h … 5B818EF1D3
Amazon.co.uk: Absolutely Fabulous – The Last Shout [1992]: O…
Thus domestic audiences breathed a sigh of release that their beloved Ab Fab would forever stay British to the core.—Nikki Disney Special Features …
www.amazon.co.uk/Absolutely-Fabulous-Shout-Benja… – 72k – Similar pages
Barnes & Noble.com – Books: Carter Beats the Devil, by Glen …
... push on past that despair”—she displayed a faraway gaze of contemplation—“till you come to”—with a sigh of release—“inner resourcefulness.” ...
search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry… – 36k – Similar pages
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookse … ly=CHP&z=y
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks – News Release
They agree they’ll be a big collective sigh of release when the last event is over and the last writer is on the plane back home, but they also say they …
www2.und.edu/our/news/print_news.php?id=2042 – 15k – Similar pages
Flickr: Photos from fubuki
After a day and night of being in the mix of Mexico, there is a palpable sigh of release once we close the large wooden doors of our building and enter into …
flickr.com/photos/fubuki/ – 34k – Similar pages
http://flickr.com/photos/fubuki/
RS-68 CLV First Stage – Viewing a thread
I don’t know anyone who watches a Shuttle launch that doesn’t breathe a huge sigh of release at SRB sep. I don’t breath until wheels stop on the runway. ...
forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp… – 55k – Similar pages
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