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Recent Examples of valve
Most patients who have issues with this valve aren’t good candidates for a replacement surgery with current technology.
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Amy Feldman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
But there is another, less expensive type of traffic release valve: congestion pricing.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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Amy Feldman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
But there is another, less expensive type of traffic release valve: congestion pricing.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valve
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Advertisement The message was clear: Nobody is above the law, not even a popular presidential contender who stood at the gates of power.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sanders does at least seem like a potential starter out of the gates and is less developmental than the rest of the quarterback class besides Cam Ward.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The company also has several commercial customers on tap including Bezos’ old company Amazon that has contracted for at least 12 launches to send up hundreds of satellites for its Project Kuiper internet constellation, which aims to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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For example, there’s quite a bit more power on tap than in the outgoing M5.—
Bradley Iger,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Shampoo is particularly adept at cleaning chrome faucets and other chrome finishings where grease, streaks, and fingerprints are just waiting to be erased.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
18 Mar. 2025
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Visible Mineral Deposits One of the most obvious signs a home has hard water is a white or chalky residue that starts to form around showerheads, faucets, and other water-using appliances.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
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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 11 Apr. 2025.
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