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bottleneck

[bot-l-nek] / ˈbɒt lˌnɛk /


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How quickly this eases the bottleneck of vessels trapped inside the Gulf remains to be seen.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

"Additionally, San Francisco Bay is a highly trafficked waterway, and the Golden Gate Strait serves as a bottleneck through which all traffic and whales must enter and exit."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

The bottleneck of ships waiting to move through the waterway includes more than 425 oil and fuel tankers and nearly 15 vessels carrying liquefied natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Demand for server CPUs is outstripping supply, and some analysts on Wall Street have pointed out that shortages could become another bottleneck to AI development.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The others resume talking, about the ration-card bottleneck and fake identification papers.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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