valve

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Their findings suggest that inside lysosomes, this channel acts like an overflow valve, preventing the environment from becoming too acidic.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

“If you install a brand new faucet above the bathtub,” he said, “it is awfully easy to open up the valve a little bit more every year.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

It helped me replace a toilet tank flush valve a couple of weeks ago, for instance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Previously, SWW said it believed a damaged air valve on private land was the cause for the outbreak.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

To open the valve was to let in a draft of cold that instantly condensed, filling the tent with a swirling mist of fine snow.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin