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Recent Examples of faucetThe equivalent of promising your family a weekend away at an all-inclusive resort, and instead ending up at a dirty road-side motel with creaky beds and dripping faucets.—
Daren Smith,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026 Try to position it so that any cut surface faces away from the faucet, but if the loaf’s interior gets wet, fear not.—
Devra Ferst,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 June 2026 Add one cup of water from the kitchen faucet to a clean glass jar with a tight-fitting lid.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026 Ciechorska recommends doing a 60-second pass each morning over the sink, faucet, and counter and keeping a small stack of microfiber cloths under the sink and a spray bottle of all-purpose cleaner to do this.—
Sheila Kim,
The Spruce,
22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for faucet
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valve
Noun
This forces the lower esophageal sphincter, the valve between the esophagus and the stomach, to open and close rapidly in succession.
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Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The utility said around noon that crews are in the process of locating valves to get water pumping again, but repairs might take 12-16 hours.