bottleneck
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One potential bottleneck could be a lack of high-voltage transmission lines that carry electricity from power plants over long distances.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Genetic studies suggest modern humans spread into different parts of the world roughly 100,000 years ago and later experienced what scientists call a genetic bottleneck.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
In the latest sign of a tightening supply bottleneck that has sent memory prices skyrocketing, customers are offering to foot the bill for greater production capacity.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
It was Zilis’s belief then that more than chips, software or employees, the main bottleneck for building powerful models would be the actual amount of power required.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
I said "bottleneck" at the airport, "bottleneck" on the train to Normandy, and "bottleneck" when presented with the pile of stones that was Hugh's house in the country.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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