Word: vented
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Saturday, the engineers began preparing yet another approach to getting rid of the bubble. They continued to vent some of the gas from the containment building in controlled steps. This meant that low-level radiation was still being released from the plant. But it also caused the bubble to shrink slightly. When it became small enough, the engineers hoped that it could be siphoned into a tank in the pump building. Since the gas in the bubble was highly radioactive, a wall of lead bricks had to be built around the tank...
When election day arrived, the weather once again plagued Bilandic. It turned mild and sunny, and citizens turned out in near record numbers (57%) to vent their fury. Byrne won in 29 of the city's 50 wards, scoring most heavily in black neighborhoods whose residents blamed Bilandic for a transit authority decision to eliminate several passenger stops so as to serve outlying white areas better. Many residents were also angry at Bilandic's having outmaneuvered black Alderman Wilson Frost, the council's senior member, for the temporary appointment to succeed Daley...
...energy goes up the chimney. Worse, chimney drafts suck even more heat out of the house itself. Wood stoves, generally priced at $400 to $600, eliminate the waste by putting the fire in an airtight metal chamber that regulates the oxygen flow by means of an adjustable vent. This produces a hotter, slower-burning blaze than in a fireplace. More important, the stove throws its heat into the room instead of up the chimney...
...referendums in this election limited to taxes. Increasingly, voters are resorting to ballot questions to vent their frustrations on a wide variety of issues. This year more than 200 referendums will appear on 38 state ballots. Georgia alone will have 36 constitutional amendments on its ballot. In addition, there will be an uncounted number of local ballot questions around the country, such as the votes in 45 counties in Kansas on whether restaurants may serve liquor by the drink. Among the most significant statewide referendums are these...
...vent of hearing when loud Rumor speaks...