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throttle

[throt-l] / ˈθrɒt l /


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For Anthropic in particular, computing constraints have caused outages and forced it to throttle users, while OpenAI’s Codex is rapidly gaining popularity, adding pressure as Anthropic struggles to keep pace with its own growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

But as the EV age dawned, helped by top-down policy such as generous subsidies, Chinese firms hit the throttle.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Around the same time, some tapes made headlines for their value, encouraging Renoir to go full throttle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

O’Regan told MarketWatch that as AI “usage accelerates and agents proliferate,” overwhelming demand for tokens is putting pressure on AI companies to throttle back usage and may potentially even cause outages.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

I could have slammed the boat into high gear and opened the throttle.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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