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bottleneck

[bot-l-nek] / ˈbɒt lˌnɛk /


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“The main bottleneck is really not ballots that arrive after election day. The bottleneck is ballots arriving before or on election day,” Hasen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The immense buildout of AI infrastructure has created a bottleneck in this technology so the demand for ASML’s cutting-edge extreme ultra-violet machines is intensely competitive.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Google, which is raising a fresh $80 billion, has a strategy for getting around the biggest bottleneck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“In this cycle, the real winners will be those who own the bottleneck, as relentless demand turns scarcity into outsized returns.”

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The effects of the bottleneck were described in 1982, when Allyn Stearman of the University of Central Florida became the first anthropologist to visit the Siriono since Holmberg.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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