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valve

[valv] / vælv /


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About 5 million barrels of oil from Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. have been rerouted to other pipelines away from the Strait, but that’s only a partial release valve.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

In addition to loosening the valve on submissions, many journals are further overheating the system by offering papers for what used to be study components.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

If you have aortic stenosis and a doctor deems your condition severe, you likely will need to have your valve replaced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

An emerging option developed at West Virginia University is a robotic aortic valve replacement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

The valve closes because it thinks it is living in a dead organism.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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