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Recent Examples of valve
Cars on Earth don’t need to solve for this problem because oxygen is abundant in the air around us and enters the engine with fuel through an intake valve.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Add a shutoff valve and a flush valve to each garden bed.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
That policy divergence has intensified scrutiny over whether Charles’ visit is now functioning as a diplomatic pressure valve.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Add a shutoff valve and a flush valve to each garden bed.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
That policy divergence has intensified scrutiny over whether Charles’ visit is now functioning as a diplomatic pressure valve.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valve
Noun
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The remote terminal essentially moves the security screening process from the actual airport to the new facility, allowing travelers to check themselves and their bags and get on a bus that drops them off right at their airport gate, 23 miles away.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Last year, for example, Finnish company QMill launched a classical AI service for compressing quantum circuits, reducing the number of gates needed for operation by 20 to 50 percent.—
Zeeya Merali,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Levers, stopcocks, switches and buttons sent decisions back out.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
18 Dec. 2019
Noun
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The water from the premixed faucet in the men’s restroom was measured below proper hot holding temperature.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Leaking faucets, pipes, and air conditioning units should be repaired, and the ground next to the foundation should be sloped so that surface water drains away from the building.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
14 May 2026
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
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“Valve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valve. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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