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bottleneck

[bot-l-nek] / ˈbɒt lˌnɛk /


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Google, which is raising a fresh $85 billion, has a strategy for getting around the biggest bottleneck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“If the Strait of Hormuz bottleneck does not get resolved, prices have to go higher for the market to balance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

An Israeli military official admitted that the primary bottleneck in combatting the threat came from "gaps in weapons development".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“Our checks indicate these agreements are gaining ground since memory is ‘the biggest bottleneck of all time’ in AI.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Each time I yanked the screw out, I got a spurt of cork, but the stub remained snug in the bottleneck.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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