valve
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Firefighters said the tank had an inoperable valve, preventing authorities from offloading material inside and injecting chemicals to neutralize the contents.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
By Friday afternoon, firefighters had cooled the tank enough that a valve on top of the tank was no longer purging any kind of chemical.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
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
Separating oxygen from the atmosphere is difficult and time-consuming, but adding it is as simple as opening a valve.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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