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bottleneck

[bot-l-nek] / ˈbɒt lˌnɛk /


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For each bottleneck we can imagine or anticipate, there are a dozen others we can’t.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 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

The bottleneck of ships waiting to move through the vital waterway includes more than 425 oil and fuel tankers and nearly 20 vessels carrying liquefied natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

This bottleneck compacts the waves and gives them even more force.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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