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bottleneck

[bot-l-nek] / ˈbɒt lˌnɛk /


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With roughly a third of U.S. lawyers aged 55 or older, elite law firms built on cradle-to-grave partnerships are confronting a growing bottleneck at the top.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

They see a bottleneck and ask whether it is short term or long term.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Radiotherapy is another bottleneck crying out for staff and kit.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

She said the bottleneck in recovery is not the city’s permitting process but instead insurance companies unwilling to pay survivors and banks that are reluctant to finance rebuilding.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

An hour later we arrived atop the Yellow Band, and a bottleneck ensued as each climber cautiously descended the vertical limestone cliff.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

It did, however, note the inventory shortfalls and reveal "industrial base bottlenecks" for munitions resupply.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Unlike modern pumas, however, these populations did not show evidence of severe inbreeding or abrupt population bottlenecks.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 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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