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bottleneck

[bot-l-nek] / ˈbɒt lˌnɛk /


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“We believe Nokia has multiple levers as it rides growing momentum in the optical industry, a key bottleneck in the global AI data center buildout.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"Additionally, San Francisco Bay is a highly trafficked waterway, and the Golden Gate Strait serves as a bottleneck through which all traffic and whales must enter and exit."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Torero warned the bottleneck in marine traffic since the conflict began on February 28 meant even if Hormuz were to reopen immediately "infrastructure damage is not fully reversible in the short term."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Bass said she had spent years addressing a years-old administrative bottleneck within the city’s personnel department, which runs the background process for police hires.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The result is that from a widespread territory to the north birds pass through this traffic bottleneck.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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