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bottleneck

[bot-l-nek] / ˈbɒt lˌnɛk /


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Chandana says today, access to space remains "a major bottleneck, with satellite operators often waiting for months or even years for a launch opportunity" and that their venture expects to change that.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Industrials could be the next big bottleneck trade.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

And third, the current computing-power bottleneck appears set to ease as more data centers come online, and engineers figure out how to deliver AI more efficiently.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

"Investors are still desperate for anything bolted to AI infrastructure, especially if it sits close to the high-bandwidth memory bottleneck."

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

I went to France the following summer knowing only the word for bottleneck.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

However, some research suggests that severe population bottlenecks may accelerate the development of structural variants.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

“We suspect supply constraints around memory and other components will remain bottlenecks in the immediate term, and the timing around revenue recognition remains uncertain.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, which are closest to the physical bottlenecks of the AI buildout, have been among the sectors benefitting most from the spending boom.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

Increasing indium-phosphide substrate production should go a long way to easing bottlenecks for optical devices, as JX Advanced Metals sells its entire output to third parties.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 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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