gasket
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"A lot of energy systems, power plants have rubber parts. Everybody's had a garden hose that started leaking because a rubber gasket failed. Now imagine that happening in a power plant or a chemical plant."
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
Hibs - hanging on brilliantly against the odds, heading everything clear, throwing bodies in the way of shots, blowing a gasket to protect their point in front of an electrified home and away crowd.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
On the Alto K98M, that click-clackiness is muffled by a rubbery internal gasket surrounding the keys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Another was out of service due to a blown head gasket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
“Will you please hand me that small composition gasket that rolled over there? It’s right near your foot.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
His design costs roughly £74 and involves about ten components, from the printed pieces that the liquid flows through, to a membrane, gaskets, electrodes and current collectors.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Fixing one used to mean installing new glass, rubber gaskets and adhesive.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
On that record cold morning in Florida, rubber gaskets called O-rings, which were supposed to keep various rocket segments sealed together, failed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Other orders noted oil leaks or problems with head gaskets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025
“Then the main royal came loose from her gaskets, flappin’ and makin’ the mast quiver like a bean stalk.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
