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throttle

verb as in choke

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It comes on the heels of a half-point cut in September when the central bank pivoted to loosen monetary policy after holding rates at a two-decade high to throttle back inflation.

Warming has led to reduced agricultural productivity and diminished crop yields, while major disasters throttle the supply chain.

From Salon

The pilot shoved the throttles forward and went for it.

“It was a long day, and every time they said, ‘Save your voice’ or ‘Don’t go full throttle,’ I did.

"So they’ll buy a normal bike, and then they’ll buy a kit online of batteries - which are unstable in a lot of cases - throttles and rear hub motors that will turn them into mopeds basically."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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