throttle
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"You just need to back off the throttle or turn down the battery and you charge the thing. So no more challenge in the high speed."
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
The adjustment is tied to the U.S. income-tax season, which affects banking system reserves, allowing the Fed to throttle back purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Canada’s housing market is mired in a slump, with both sales and prices dropping, and economists say higher mortgage rates threaten to throttle activity further.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
They have to run full out when power demand is highest and then throttle back the rest of the time.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
So I twist the throttle and head for the dark boat as fast as my little skiff will go.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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