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valve

noun

ˈvalv

Definition of valve

as in gate

a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid a hot water valve

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Recent Examples of valve For valve replacement patients like Braud, who are young and healthy, Bavaria does the Ross procedure in which the aortic valve is replaced with the pulmonary valve. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 His heart valves showed no signs of bacterial growth, but trace backflow was detected across one of his valves, a finding present in most people. — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026 There might not be a better way to release the pressure valve of fame and the grind of a world tour than a good old-fashioned game of Drop the Handkerchief. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026 This launch was delayed several weeks to fix a leaky valve on Dragon’s propulsion system, work that involved cutting out the suspect valve and welding in a new one, an unusual but apparently successful repair method. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for valve

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The other 20 developers, out there, this would open gate over here.

— Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Researchers estimated in 2017 that simulating the ground-state energy of FeMoco, an iron-sulfur cluster involved in biological nitrogen fixation, would require roughly 50 trillion Toffoli gates.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

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Inspectors test commonly touched surfaces like door handles, thermostats, remotes, light switches, faucets and toilet flush handles.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Lyons recalled how Meyer and Davis transformed her own cantankerous vision — mushrooms beside saddles, faucets beside disco balls, moldings beside dog doors — into a cohesive design language.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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