throttle
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This is when a driver lifts off the throttle to recover energy - and when that happens the front and rear wings close.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Canada’s housing market is mired in a slump, with both sales and prices dropping, and economists say higher mortgage rates threaten to throttle activity further.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Shakira gently ushered Spanish into the American radio waves with 2005’s massive “Hips Don’t Lie,” then full throttle with Alejandro Sanz in their reggaeton hit “La Tortura.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
They have to run full out when power demand is highest and then throttle back the rest of the time.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Holly reined in the throttle and descended to ninety yards.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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