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valves
Noun
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These glass valves sucked up power by the hundreds of watts each and pumped out a lot of waste heat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026 -
The expanding ice can crack sprinkler heads, valves, and pipes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Stopcocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopcocks. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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