throttle
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VPNs encrypt traffic, making it difficult for internet service providers to detect and throttle specific activities, such as streaming.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Acceleration is as simple as twisting the throttle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Korea’s new central banker, Shin Hyun-song, has the look of a Bank for International Settlements man — forged in Basel, handpicked by Seoul elites and installed just as the AI/semiconductor party was reaching full throttle.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
And when the action reaches its combustible Sam Shepardesque climax, Stephanie Kerley Schwartz’s transformed set leaves little room for the confrontation scene that Flynn directs at full throttle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
I hung on, standing on the deck, reaching inboard for wheel and throttle and clutch with my left hand.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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