valve
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A key pressure-release valve for global supply is also facing new threats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
A faulty valve on a CalMac ferry led to a sudden and uncontrolled release of highly flammable methane gas last summer, BBC Scotland News has learned.
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
A major chokepoint in its own right, it has become a release valve for diverted Saudi barrels but is being threatened by Iran’s Yemeni allies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
I open the cabinet under the sink and turn off the water valve so the water won't spray everywhere.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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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 evidence offers a compelling explanation for why some damaged valves may deteriorate faster, but it does not replace imaging, clinical evaluation, or individualized decisions about antidepressant treatment.
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
That means parents will have few relief valves to make the payments manageable.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
When you’re thirteen with a broken heart, I bet your valves aren’t even strong enough to mend themselves.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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Still today, the World Health Organization advises against using valved N95s.
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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The secondary piston valving was then stiffened to make the shock more stable and progressive, as well as to give it more control later in the stroke.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I have my own idea about what I want to do for a valving system.'
From Time Magazine Archive
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They first softened the primary piston, working a large amount on both the high and low speed compression valving in order to make the shock run a bit softer and have a much smoother action.
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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