safety valve
Example Sentences
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In addition, they note that now, parents will still have access to the debt, but thanks to the changes to repayment, they won’t have much of a safety valve if it becomes unmanageable.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
A tourist town just across the border is a safety valve for a population desperate for relief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
It is an essential safety valve that remains "effective only if the conflict doesn't last too long", cautioned Perrin.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
In that incident, the board’s investigation found multiple safety failures, including a severely eroded safety valve that allowed flammable gases to dangerously seep into unwanted areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2025
There is one valve closed by a weight, although it is not in this case a safety valve; however, Papin describes the operation of such a valve.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
