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valve

[valv] / vælv /


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About 5 million barrels of oil from Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. have been rerouted to other pipelines away from the Strait, but that’s only a partial release valve.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

In addition to loosening the valve on submissions, many journals are further overheating the system by offering papers for what used to be study components.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

You may be offered a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, or a surgical aortic valve replacement, or SAVR.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

An emerging option developed at West Virginia University is a robotic aortic valve replacement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Others use an espresso pot, which uses steam to drive water up through the grounds: the pot is a pressurized steam system, which is why it requires a safety valve.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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