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VPNs encrypt traffic, making it difficult for internet service providers to detect and throttle specific activities, such as streaming.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

Threats last year to throttle global supplies rattled automakers and chip firms and pressured President Trump to lower U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

And when the action reaches its combustible Sam Shepardesque climax, Stephanie Kerley Schwartz’s transformed set leaves little room for the confrontation scene that Flynn directs at full throttle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

The spokesperson added the council was looking to develop "eco driving" across the fleet, starting with monitoring its vehicles' throttle usage, speed, mileage and idling in an effort to reduce fuel usage and carbon emissions.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

“Put your seat belt on,” he hollered over the engine noise, and then he hit the throttle and the J-3 bop- hopped forward and we went speeding across the green outfield grass.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

But if an internet service provider throttles traffic in response to data caps, a VPN can’t stop that.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

“You never know what the body throttles back,” Treinen said earlier in camp.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

The short-term impact of opening the fiscal, monetary and credit throttles is easy to predict: rapid growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

But in a repost and exchange with tech financier Paul Graham on Sunday, Musk admitted that his platform throttles posts with links in them.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024

They opened their throttles to full speed, and even then they were only just able to keep up.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

The gap ballooned early in the Iran war as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz throttled exports of diesel and oil suitable for refining it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

No protest roadblocks remained standing in Bolivia on Tuesday, the government said, as it deployed the army to quell weeks-long demonstrations that had throttled roads nationwide.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Persian Gulf nations that throttled oil production will need time to restart operations and ships may wait to attempt passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

That throttled supply means property prices -- and therefore rents -- make up an unaffordable proportion of many people's income.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

Mrs. Cobb breathed heavily, and her hands throttled the chair arms.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Privacy A VPN’s raison d’être: encrypting your traffic to mask your internet browsing from your ISP and prevent it from throttling your connection.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

Higher exports from the U.S. have helped to offset—but not eliminate—the supply chasm created by the throttling of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

Anthropic has already been throttling back its usage limits for Claude.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026

On Friday, just two ships passed through the narrow waterway, which has seen traffic collapse, throttling shipments of everything from wheat and rice to oil and gas.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

“You can’t do that!” wailed the owner of Bud’s boat, throttling back hard.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman