Example Sentences

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The short-term impact of opening the fiscal, monetary and credit throttles is easy to predict: rapid growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Still burdened with about 1,000 gallons of fire retardant, he shoved the throttles forward to squeeze more power from the howling engines and pulled back on the controls to start an agonizingly slow climb.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024

Scientists have found a "tipping point" in the evolution of fungi that throttles their growth and sculpts their shapes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

Veo is the only provider that rents just bikes, although even that label is questionable: The bikes have throttles and the pedals do very little.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2023

They opened their throttles to full speed, and even then they were only just able to keep up.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl