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
Earlier this year, engineers installed a permanent replacement valve but that too has since failed.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
I replaced a broken toilet tank flush valve and I learned two Willie Nelson songs on the guitar.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
In recent weeks, clumps of ships, some of them the world’s largest tankers laden with oil and liquefied natural gas, have traversed the dangerous crossing, creating a tiny relief valve for the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
To open the valve was to let in a draft of cold that instantly condensed, filling the tent with a swirling mist of fine snow.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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