relief valve

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noun

a device that, when actuated by static pressure above a predetermined level, opens in proportion to the excess above this level and reduces the pressure to it.Compare safety valve (def. 1).

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We had a multitude of relief valves and reviews and things like that.
Jeff Immelt Knows He Let You Down (Ep. 452)|Stephen J. Dubner|February 18, 2021|Freakonomics
In January, an appeal hearing will determine whether he qualifies for post-conviction relief.
The Deal With Serial’s Jay? He’s Pissed Off, Mucks Up Our Timeline|Emily Shire|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And, every election, we have our quasi-comic-relief candidates, your Al Haigs and Gary Bauers and Bill Richardsons.
Be the Smarter Bush Brother, Jeb: Don’t Run!|Michael Tomasky|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Take responsibility for an endless stream of people, even as our own suffer, and struggle to get policy relief from Washington.
The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship|Keli Goff|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Such and such a time, such and such a day, then trouble with the valve.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Adnan has an appeal hearing for post-conviction relief set for January.
The Scoop on ‘Serial’: Making Sense of The Nisha Call, Asia's Letters, and Our Obsession|Emily Shire|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was with a feeling of relief on both sides that the arrival of Mr. Haggard, of the Home Office, was announced.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Several suggestions for the relief of the country bank have come to their notice.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
But she kept the same tone, and its tender archness only gave a greater sweetness to his sense of relief.
Confidence|Henry James
And now everybody turned out with a feeling of intense relief to witness the rejoicings on the village green.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
So with its completion, he wrapped it carefully, and sent it to a Chicago publisher, while he sighed with relief.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

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