throttle
Example Sentences
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"You just need to back off the throttle or turn down the battery and you charge the thing. So no more challenge in the high speed."
From BBC
"We have seen some quotes where the underwriter has actually warranted that the vessel goes through at... full throttle," said Smith.
From Barron's
The adjustment is tied to the U.S. income-tax season, which affects banking system reserves, allowing the Fed to throttle back purchases.
While Saudi Arabia has rerouted some supplies through existing pipelines to export terminals elsewhere, analysts including Rapidan Energy Group say 10 million or more barrels of petroleum a day remain throttled.
“Our job is to ensure that, and so we’re keeping our hand on that throttle.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
