top out

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Class 2 e-bikes have a throttle that allows users to operate them without pedaling, but the electric motors top out at 20 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

As a result, his fastball could top out in the mid-90s one day, but when the stiffness and pain returned, it left him throwing in the low 80s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

If those tanks top out, Tehran will be forced to shut in active wells—a drastic measure risking permanent infrastructure damage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

By age 73, retirees must begin annual required minimum distributions, or RMDs, which are taxed at income-tax rates of up to 37% rather than at capital-gains tax rates, which top out at 15%.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

It would be so simple, to run full out, perhaps to even climb a tree above the fog line, which seems to top out at about forty feet.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins