safety valve
Example Sentences
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ObamaCare could soon became a safety valve for underwater cities.
Banks have more regularly tapped a Fed lending facility designed as a safety valve that lets them exchange securities for reserves, offering another sign of reserves becoming less ample.
In that incident, the board’s investigation found multiple safety failures, including a severely eroded safety valve that allowed flammable gases to dangerously seep into unwanted areas.
From Los Angeles Times
A safety valve had been removed from the pipes for maintenance.
From BBC
Elon Musk thinks humankind’s only safety valve is to move multitudes to Mars.
From Los Angeles Times
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