throttle
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"Hyperscalers had attracted much of that buying, while the supply chain remained one of the cleanest expressions of the belief that the AI capex machine would keep running at full throttle," he added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 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
"I knew instantly when it flew over my building - our apartment building - that it was a twin engine jet at full throttle," said Charles, a trained pilot.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Three narrow, dark tunnels along the way throttle speeds because of the sudden contrasts from broad daylight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Pong took hold of the throttle and waggled it uselessly.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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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
“You never know what the body throttles back,” Treinen said earlier in camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026
The short-term impact of opening the fiscal, monetary and credit throttles is easy to predict: rapid growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 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
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In response, Beijing throttled tourist flights to Japan from China and squeezed Japanese firms’ access to Chinese rare earths, critical components in manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
About five miles separate Agoura and Westlake high schools, but there seemed to be a great deal more distance between them Friday night, as host Westlake throttled the Chargers 38-7 in a nonleague game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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
She was a big woman, in stature almost equalling her husband, and corpulent besides: she showed virile force in the contest—more than once she almost throttled him, athletic as he was.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Beijing began throttling exports of some of those materials in recent years, raising global alarm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
Privacy A VPN’s raison d’être: encrypting your traffic to mask your internet browsing from your ISP and prevent it from throttling your connection.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
On Friday, just two ships passed through the narrow waterway, which has seen traffic collapse, throttling shipments of everything from wheat and rice to oil and gas.
From Barron's ● Apr. 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
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