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Recent Examples of faucetSlow-flow faucets reduce water usage, and stickers with Quranic verses are placed near light switches to remind people to turn them off.—Lindsey McGinnis, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025 Why risk alienating the one person who could shut off the federal faucet?—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 Because the drinking outlets are designed to require constant pressure for water flow, the birds have learnt to not just turn the taps on but maintain pressure on the faucet.—New Atlas, 4 June 2025 Early action against dangerous consumer products, such as contaminated faucets, is critical to preventing lasting harm and public health crises across American homes.—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for faucet
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valve
Noun
The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
Meanwhile, for the USWNT, 2025 has been a rare release of the pressure valve that’s usually on the women’s game’s perennial winners.
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