throttle

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

In any event, the Maverick’s Normal mode drivability suffers from the overly elastic throttle at low speed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

The eight-speed transmission shuffles up to overdrive as soon as the throttle pressure slackens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

He kick-starts the bike, revs the throttle, and then they’re ripping down the street, her red hair crackling like a wildfire behind them.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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

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

How else to explain those tech CEOs who usually can’t get enough change suddenly wanting it throttled?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Beijing in response throttled the number of flights to the country and advised Chinese tourists to stay away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 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

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

The same thing is happening at Iran’s land borders with Turkey, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, dealing Tehran a self-inflicted blow and throttling trade through its few remaining economic release valves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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

Train wi-fi performed well just 1% of the time, with train companies criticised for using outdated technology and throttling internet speeds too much.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 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

“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