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Production quotas have bottled up around 30% of its output capacity at a time when it could use the revenue to offset war-related pressure on its earnings from tourism and business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In terms of performance, hopefully Ireland have bottled some of the brilliance they showed against Scotland, particularly in the first half.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

“I have bottled them all up. I was acting like nothing had happened. I showed no aggression, so they won’t do the same thing with me.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2022

Surely if he was Kaka, Fluminense would have bottled the transfer.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2022

“We have bottled all the stars this evening, my young friends. Gah, the confetti!” he said, and lightly brushed a seed from my bare shoulder.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green