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[valv] / vælv /


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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement sales, which make up the bulk of Edwards Lifesciences’ top line, rose 11% to $1.26 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement sales, which make up the bulk of the company’s top line, rose 11%, to $1.26 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The recent correction has served as a necessary relief valve, reducing the risk of a blow-off top while allowing leadership to broaden.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

For people with severe disease, valve replacement surgery is currently the standard treatment.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

“In addition, my valve has been misbehaving and has prevented me from bending over to reach the lower drawers.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

The study examined valve tissue from 66 patients undergoing replacement for severe aortic stenosis and compared it with normal donor valves.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

“It’s conserve and then open up the valves again. Learn how to hold yourself in reserve a little bit and play around with energy—rather than just smash into it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

That means parents will have few relief valves to make the payments manageable.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

In Frankfurt, Samson, a maker of industrial valves, expects around 450 of its approximately 2,000 German employees to retire within the next seven to eight years.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

The control room sent a message to the emergency response center requesting more batteries so they could open the safety valves and vent the extra steam.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Still today, the World Health Organization advises against using valved N95s.

From Slate May 20, 2022

"It was flushed into the drainage system that leads to an oil water separator that is valved off from the detention basin," Mura said.

From Salon Mar. 23, 2022

He immediately switched from the baritone horn, a valved instrument, to trombone.

From Washington Post May 11, 2021

Mr. Sax patented his family of valved brass instruments in 1846, as militarism was sweeping Europe.

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2015

He stood up, still chewing, put on his hieb, coat, and boots, and slipped otterlike out the self-sealing valved door.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The secondary piston valving was then stiffened to make the shock more stable and progressive, as well as to give it more control later in the stroke.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have my own idea about what I want to do for a valving system.'

From Time Magazine Archive

Up front, the fork received new valving to help with the overall handling of the bike and improved turning prowess.

From Time Magazine Archive

The idea behind it is really to get the piston out of the way, and let the valving create all the damping.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dean Moran, opposite, eyes clenched, lips valving open as a cobra slithers out, a shiny cobra of half-digested toffee apple, candy floss, and three of Fryer Tuck's All-American Taste-Tastic Hot Dogs, highly recommended, writhing longer.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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