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The phrase "are normally closed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing mechanisms, systems, or situations that typically remain in a closed state until activated or triggered.
Example: "In this circuit, the switches are normally closed, allowing current to flow until they are opened."
Alternatives: "are typically closed" or "are usually closed".
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Both bladder sphincters are normally closed.
Many city museums — including the New Museum and the Brooklyn Museum — are normally closed on Tuesday.
Many of the 550 buildings involved are normally closed to the public, or have very restricted public access.
And although galleries are normally closed on Sundays and Mondays, that week they will stay open with extended hours.
The historical rooms and much of the permanent art collection of the Seventh Regiment Armory are normally closed to the public.
To smooth the transition, the P.T.A. persuaded local hair and nail salons that are normally closed on Sundays to open the day of the senior prom.
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The most important factor is that an SRV is normally closed and in normal designed processes should never open.
The museum is normally closed on Mondays.
They focused on the South Side hospital, which is normally closed to the public.
To prohibit flow when no power is applied, the micropump was designed to be normally closed.
The duct is normally closed by the valve system of rubber magnets.
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