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Recent Examples of valveAs Venezuela’s economy withers and Maduro’s legitimacy erodes after contested 2024 elections, the Essequibo dispute has become a political pressure valve.—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025 Metzler did a wonderful job blending misery and mirth in Maid, a series that was an often-downbeat class critique in which bursts of satire worked as a release valve.—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025 The Cardiovascular segment includes heart rhythm devices, heart valves, and vascular therapies for treating cardiac and circulatory conditions.—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 Within the chair, valves use counter balance to push the backrest and seat to an almost upright position, which helps relieve any undue pressure on the user’s knees or back.—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for valve
An Emirates Boeing 777 stands at the gate at Dubai International Airport as another prepares to land on the runway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 17, 2022.
First out of the gate will be Montana Mavericks, starring McNamara and getting a limited theatrical release (the weekend of Aug. 26) ahead of its primetime showcase on The CW.
The bar has beer on tap, a full spirit back bar, two craft cocktail menus and a wine list that includes half-glass pours.
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Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2025
Clean water is essential to every household, which is why cities pour resources into treatment and distribution systems, and rural homes depend on a well and a properly working plumbing system that draws groundwater straight to the tap.
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Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2025
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.
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The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.
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Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
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