gasket

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Simmons pointed to the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which was linked to the failure of a rubber gasket in cold temperatures.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Calm down, ChatGPT — if you blow a gasket, OpenAI is in real trouble.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

He failed to install a new wax gasket to account for the extra thickness of the new laminate flooring.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

“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