bottleneck
Example Sentences
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A significant benefit of the deal is the ability to bypass bottlenecks.
The fire spread so quickly that many people were unable to make it to the emergency exit, leading to a bottleneck at the main exit, they said.
Prof Galea said staircase exits can be fatal bottlenecks with people tripping and getting trampled.
From BBC
While the building had an emergency exit, officials said, the fire spread so quickly that many people may not have been able to see or find it, leading to a bottleneck at the main exit.
Major pharmaceutical companies are racing to secure viral vector manufacturing capacity—an industry bottleneck that could define competitive advantage for the next decade.
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