throttle

They played with such intensity in the second half against PSG that I wonder how much that has taken out of them, but they will want to keep their foot on the throttle.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

“It was important to us to throttle growth for a period of time to make sure that we can support this from an operational standpoint,” Wurster told analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

One bipartisan bill would require developers of the most powerful systems to retain the ability to throttle, suspend or shut them down.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

A Class 2 e-bike can also be ridden by all ages, but those bicycles also include a throttle along pedal assist, and max out at a speed of 20 mph.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Chase started the quad, put it into gear, and pushed the throttle as far as it would go.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Opponents long argued it throttles competition among the association’s members.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But Europe can ill afford to anger China in case it throttles supplies of rare earth minerals that are vital for the continent's industrial sector.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

They have throttles and much more powerful motors and may only be ridden legally on private land with the owner's permission.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

But if an internet service provider throttles traffic in response to data caps, a VPN can’t stop that.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

They opened their throttles to full speed, and even then they were only just able to keep up.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

She escaped the control of her hard-driving father by marrying, only to see her creative life throttled as she competed for piano time with her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

No protest roadblocks remained standing in Bolivia on Tuesday, the government said, as it deployed the army to quell weeks-long demonstrations that had throttled roads nationwide.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Persian Gulf nations that throttled oil production will need time to restart operations and ships may wait to attempt passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

Authorities throttled mobile internet ahead of the commemorations in an attempt to prevent Ukrainian drone strikes, while security around the capital was tightened considerably.

From Barron's ● May 9, 2026

As a result, ships built and manned in Spain itself were able to sail to the West Indies; there was nothing equivalent to the Greenland bottleneck that had throttled Norse colonization.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

That’s when utilities urge people to use less electricity, say, by throttling their air conditioners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

It has been desperate to avoid a ban, warning that it risked throttling supplies of diesel and gasoline in the U.S. and would lead to higher prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

But China’s throttling back of oil imports and its use of hidden reserves to calm global crude prices were also surprises.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

We evaluated streaming performance and P2P behavior by running downloads and streaming concurrently to observe throttling and buffering.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

“You have no idea who I am,” I said, my anger throttling my words into a hiss.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia