throttle
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The spool suit is the latest in a coordinated effort by California’s municipalities and the state attorney general’s office to throttle the bootleg gun industry by stanching the flow of its precursor components.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
"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
"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
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
By the opening of the new century, Durham’s economic engine was once again revving at full throttle.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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
A quick search of online marketplaces reveals all sorts of modifications on offer, often shipped from eastern Europe, including motorbike-style twist grip throttles which allow the rider to accelerate without pedalling.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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
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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A senior Ukrainian official, who asked not to be named, told AFP on Wednesday that Starlink data communication speeds had been "throttled".
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
The NBA has now throttled the team with sanctions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 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
The gap ballooned early in the Iran war as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz throttled exports of diesel and oil suitable for refining it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
He throttled that doorknob, but all to no avail.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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Shaheds fly at speeds in excess of 198mph, meaning SpaceX's throttling makes Ukrainian efforts to chase them down all but impossible.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The throttling would limit Ukraine’s ability to use its drones to intercept enemy drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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
Higher exports from the U.S. have helped to offset—but not eliminate—the supply chasm created by the throttling of the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 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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