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Recent Examples of stopcockLevers, stopcocks, switches and buttons sent decisions back out.—The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopcock
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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