valve
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The failed valve was sent for examination by Wartsila which found that a metal casing was damaged, probably worn away by another component that had worked loose.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sealing off: Leronlimab blocks what's left of the virus from infecting immune cells -- the equivalent of sealing off the room with a water-tight valve.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement sales, which make up the bulk of Edwards Lifesciences’ top line, rose 11% to $1.26 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement sales, which make up the bulk of the company’s top line, rose 11%, to $1.26 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
A valve was closed, the water was heated, and the steam generated drove the water upwards out of the cylinder.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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He’d return with images of abandoned stairwells, dilapidated neon signage, Art Deco theater facades, boiler room control valves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The captain credited the GasLog Salem crew with quickly shutting gas tank valves, helping contain the fire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The strongest signal appeared in people whose mitral valves had already begun to degenerate.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
“It’s conserve and then open up the valves again. Learn how to hold yourself in reserve a little bit and play around with energy—rather than just smash into it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The mill itself is a maze of stainless steel pipes, valves, filters, and tanks.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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Surgeon and writer Atul Gawande distilled this widely held concern about valved masks with predictable precision in the New Yorker: “I protect me; I expose you,”
From Slate ● May 20, 2022
"It was flushed into the drainage system that leads to an oil water separator that is valved off from the detention basin," Mura said.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2022
He immediately switched from the baritone horn, a valved instrument, to trombone.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2021
Mr. Sax patented his family of valved brass instruments in 1846, as militarism was sweeping Europe.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2015
He stood up, still chewing, put on his hieb, coat, and boots, and slipped otterlike out the self-sealing valved door.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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So you go to the web site and plug in name, age, body weight, type of bike, riding skill level, height, etc., and it takes the parameters and builds a valving stack specifically for you.
From Time Magazine Archive
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New springs and valving quickly took care of any of the complaints associated with the stock stuff.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The first modification was to soften up the high-speed valving in order to make the KTM handle better in choppy sections of the track.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Up front, the fork received new valving to help with the overall handling of the bike and improved turning prowess.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Dean Moran, opposite, eyes clenched, lips valving open as a cobra slithers out, a shiny cobra of half-digested toffee apple, candy floss, and three of Fryer Tuck's All-American Taste-Tastic Hot Dogs, highly recommended, writhing longer.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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