nozzle

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Then, once the athletes are sitting comfortably, he recommends they use sanitizing wipes to clean any areas they might touch: the seat belt, arm rests, air nozzle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

It took me three hours to force the hose onto the pump nozzle, but I couldn’t cinch it up securely.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

The nozzle array can also pick up spheroids in customized patterns, which can then be repeated to create the architecture found in complex tissue.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

Social media platforms have had a mercurial relationship with publishers, too, funneling readers to news sites before turning down the nozzle to a slow drip.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2024

I unhooked the hose from the gas pump, and holding the nozzle in one hand and the knob in the other, I was ready to turn it.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien