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bottleneck

[bot-l-nek] / ˈbɒt lˌnɛk /


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The physical bottleneck clears only if power, grid, cooling and construction scale fast enough to keep the money being spent from sitting idle in a queue.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The geopolitical bottleneck has a clearance condition: a stable, predictable export framework that both the executive branch and Congress are willing to enforce consistently.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

A sharp decline in the use of custody for children over the past two decades, combined with limited capacity in mental health inpatient beds, has created a bottleneck for children in crisis.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Frank Tisellano, a Docs product manager, says yes, especially for people who think and speak faster than they type: “We’re trying to remove this bottleneck to prompting and getting your ideas out there.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

An area of white residences served as a bottleneck.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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