throttle

Example Sentences

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When Indian investigators showed their U.S. counterparts the accident plane’s throttle assembly, the fuel-cutoff switches were in the run position, indicating the jet’s engines were getting fuel at the time of impact.

From The Wall Street Journal

The driver only took his foot off the throttle and applied the brakes at the point he collided with the oncoming Citroen C3, the data revealed.

From BBC

A new 12-megapixel camera sits in the center of the nose bridge and shoots sharp video while your hands stay wrapped around your ski poles, bike handles or jet-ski throttle.

From The Wall Street Journal

So somewhere along the way, our creative genius gets throttled.

From Los Angeles Times

But advocates, like Mr Oliver, have said that national rules are important to preventing internet providers from having powers to throttle certain content or charge more for speedy delivery of their service.

From BBC