negative pressure
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It consists of a mask that is placed over a victim’s nose and mouth and a suction device that creates negative pressure to pull out a stuck object.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
You still wouldn’t find anything like them on Airbnb; the floors are entirely seamless—no cracks for a virus to hide in—and the air is continually swapped out using negative pressure systems.
From Slate ● May 14, 2026
It looks like a hotel, except the airflow in each room is designed to be negative pressure, which can help prevent contaminated air from leaving the room.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
That, in turn, can lead to forced selling, which puts additional negative pressure on the asset’s price.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
This arises from its adhesion to the tube, and the upper part of the mercury sustains a considerable tension, or negative pressure, without the separation of its parts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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