throttling
- present participle of throttle.
Example Sentences
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Train wi-fi performed well just 1% of the time, with train companies criticised for using outdated technology and throttling internet speeds too much.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Slowly throttling wells and using idle ships as floating storage are further helping Iran stretch the clock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
He’s also noted that open-source large language models with capabilities catching up to leading models may “offset” usage throttling.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026
On Friday, just two ships passed through the narrow waterway, which has seen traffic collapse, throttling shipments of everything from wheat and rice to oil and gas.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
It was not as though he was really surprised, thought Harry, as he wrestled with a thorny vine intent upon throttling him; he had had an inkling that this might happen sooner or later.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
