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valves

noun

plural of valve

as in taps

a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid a hot water valve

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Recent Examples of valves During that incident, hackers gained access to a digital system which remotely controls one of the dam’s valves and opened it to increase the water flow. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 Robots had 30 minutes to identify hazardous substances, locate and shut off three open valves of different types, spot a fire, and then find a fire extinguisher to put it out. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026 Faulty valves can also cause scary-sounding noises like hammering and screeching. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2026 Stocks, houses, art, gold, and bitcoin all become release valves for people trying to preserve purchasing power. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The engine also features larger intake valves and hydrogen-specific injectors to enable optimum fuel-to-air mixing within the cylinders. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026 Essentially, the small computers that operate the pumps, the valves, the water flow and the water pressure. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Utilities use them to trip the opening or closing of valves when water levels reach a certain threshold or to dispense precise amounts of chlorine in the treatment process. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The programmable logic controllers read sensors that measure conditions such as water pressure, water chemistry, tank levels and equipment status, and automatically operate pumps, valves and alarms. — William Akoto, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

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The Crowd Gets a Voice, Too A festival is usually planned months before attendees arrive, yet the experience continues teaching organizers things once the gates open.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
But brands are no longer the only ones interested in using that access to reach the millions of people outside the gates.

— Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

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Stainless steel is a popular material used in the home, from sinks and faucets to refrigerators and kitchen ranges.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026
The program provides basic repair services for issues such as leaky faucets, light switches, or even just changing a light bulb.

— Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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