throttle
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Class 2 e-bikes have a throttle that allows users to operate them without pedaling, but the electric motors top out at 20 mph.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Blue Planet II followed in 2017, and helped alert the world to "the crime of chucking plastic into the ocean that can throttle and poison creatures, including ourselves", Sir David told BBC News in 2019.
From BBC • May 8, 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
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
Couldn’t he see that being cooped up with Grandma when she was going full throttle was driving me to the brink of insanity?
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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