throttle
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To perform what has to be the most elegant holeshot in history, drivers will have to engage “Spirited Mode” by holding down both brake and throttle then releasing the brake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The maximum rate was accessible only when a driver had lifted off the throttle and the wings had closed.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
"We have seen some quotes where the underwriter has actually warranted that the vessel goes through at... full throttle," said Smith.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
The slight turbo lag and diffident throttle behavior at low speed goes away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
So I twist the throttle and head for the dark boat as fast as my little skiff will go.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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