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bottleneck

[bot-l-nek] / ˈbɒt lˌnɛk /


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The disruptions have pushed U.S. wheat futures to three-year highs in recent weeks, and could accelerate food inflation if the bottleneck isn’t removed soon, analysts warn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Daryanani said the company is “an attractive way to gain exposure to the optical networking space,” which has become a bottleneck in the AI data-center buildout.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Spurs' biggest bottleneck so far has been in players either failing to recognise or opting not to play through balls in behind.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

But the transition is exposing a new bottleneck: demand for indium phosphide, a material used in laser components, is expected to outstrip supply from 2026, potentially slowing shipments of next-generation products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Fortunately, the rest of the brain is equipped with a workaround for the bottleneck.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

It sits directly on one of the industry’s biggest bottlenecks: skilled labor.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Moving data between them requires it to be translated before it can be processed, which can create bottlenecks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

"The munitions expenditure on OEF has resulted in strategic inventory shortfalls and revealed industrial base bottlenecks for munitions resupply," the report said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Rising demand, workforce shortages and diagnostic bottlenecks have all played a part.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The sabotage targets had been carefully selected to pinpoint areas that, when attacked, would create bottlenecks in the American war industry.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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