relief valve
Example Sentences
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Economists, immigration attorneys and scholars say that without another relief valve, it is not just the immigrants who will suffer but people in a wide swath of the economy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025
"Combined storm overflows are a pressure relief valve for the wastewater network," NI Water's Director of Engineering and Sustainability Gary Curran explained.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024
Then they hit $56.01 in June and $63.03 in September, both times triggering supplemental auctions meant to act as a relief valve to steady prices.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023
The previous Sunday, it unveiled an emergency lending program meant to serve as a relief valve for banks that need to raise cash.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023
It was as if he had been holding himself in and the self-contained pressure had grown acute when the insolent chauffeur presented himself as a relief valve.
From Burned Bridges by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
