safety valve
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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
Britain’s parliamentary system creates a ready vehicle for leadership changes between elections, and society historically has used that process as a political safety valve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Dot plots and macro projections serve as a pressure safety valve where disagreement can be hashed out, without harming the consistency of the policy message.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 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
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
