throttle
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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
Acceleration is as simple as twisting the throttle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"Whereas if England are two nil up, we might just go full throttle with England songs and enjoy ourselves."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 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
It was simply another campaign stop, another orchestrated moment; the only difference, as one correspondent wearily put it, was that this particular rally had two high school bands instead of one playing at full throttle.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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