valve
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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
Edwards Lifesciences EW -0.65%decrease; down pointing triangle narrowed its full-year sales guidance after recording double-digit growth in the latest quarter, boosted by growth in its transcatheter aortic valve replacement division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The recent correction has served as a necessary relief valve, reducing the risk of a blow-off top while allowing leadership to broaden.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Turning the valve back on gets oil moving, but it takes time to optimize the tanker/refiner matching.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
He used an explosion to drive the air out of a cylinder through a valve; then, when the hot gases cooled, a piston was sucked downwards, raising a weight.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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He said the company had inspected the high-pressure valves three days before the mall reopened June 13.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The study examined valve tissue from 66 patients undergoing replacement for severe aortic stenosis and compared it with normal donor valves.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
That means parents will have few relief valves to make the payments manageable.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
The whole system runs automatically and uses a local wireless network to connect the control box and the various valves.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Then Uncle Hermilio asked Lucky about his car, and Lucky started talking about valves and piston rings and carburetors.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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Those wanting the enhanced protection without the same discomfort could turn to valved N95s instead.
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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The biggest changes are new, softer dual-rate springs and revised valving.
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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Finally Commander Lansdowne had to reconcile himself to "valving" the helium and allowing some 20,000 feet of the precious gas to escape at an estimated cost of $4,000.
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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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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