safety valve
Example Sentences
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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
Banks have more regularly tapped a Fed lending facility designed as a safety valve that lets them exchange securities for reserves, offering another sign of reserves becoming less ample.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
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
The whole point of doing a convention is to have a safety valve for something like this.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2024
When pressure in the reactor gets too high, a safety valve opens and allows steam to escape into the torus, where it condenses back into water.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
