gasket
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I was thinking, 'If Scott doesn't get on the move soon he's going to blow a gasket'.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
"A lot of energy systems, power plants have rubber parts. Everybody's had a garden hose that started leaking because a rubber gasket failed. Now imagine that happening in a power plant or a chemical plant."
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
On the Alto K98M, that click-clackiness is muffled by a rubbery internal gasket surrounding the keys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Another was out of service due to a blown head gasket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
I’m lying on the bed staring at a print on the ceiling of Munch’s The Scream, an off-the-hook painting I wish I made of a guy blowing a gasket.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Fixing one used to mean installing new glass, rubber gaskets and adhesive.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
On that record cold morning in Florida, rubber gaskets called O-rings, which were supposed to keep various rocket segments sealed together, failed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The kit will reportedly replace components like fuel lines, seals and gaskets.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
Other orders noted oil leaks or problems with head gaskets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025
The suit had brown rubber gloves that were attached by gaskets at the cuffs.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
