bottleneck
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A population bottleneck occurs when a group becomes very small, reducing genetic variation.
From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026
‘Whenever you get a supply bottleneck, people figure ways around it.’
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
The manufacturing process has created a bottleneck in supply, said dairy economist Leonard Polzin, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
A key aspect of the deal was the immediate re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, the key shipping bottleneck whose closure caused global energy prices to rise.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
It’s a time killer when you’re running late, a bottleneck when the release bell rings; and it’s noisy.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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