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

The notwithstanding clause was brought in as a safety valve.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

It’s become a key escape valve for the world’s oil market.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

And bonds aren’t serving as much of a safety valve, falling in price amid jitters about a rise in inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The starter’s silver-plated gong rang, a sprocket turned, a valve opened, and the engine whooshed to life on exquisitely machined shafts and bearings.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson