as in jam
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement
a bottleneck inevitably forms at the start of a construction zone when the highway narrows from three to two lanes
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Recent Examples of bottleneck
IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
For shippers, many companies are bracing for the changes by front-loading imports to beat tariff deadlines, a move that will add to cost management and logistics, as well as possibly lead to bottlenecks at warehouses and ports.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2013
To compare pre- and post-bottleneck genetic diversity, the researchers sequenced DNA from 1,000-year-old penguin bones on the island.
—Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2012
Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Michael O’Leary, who has helmed the European low-cost airline for three decades, said in Poland that Boeing, first and foremost, needs to resolve the issues that have bottlenecked the expansion of Ryanair’s services, Reuters reports.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Divan’s modular transformer doesn’t have to be custom-built for each application, which could ease manufacturing bottlenecks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
For shippers, many companies are bracing for the changes by front-loading imports to beat tariff deadlines, a move that will add to cost management and logistics, as well as possibly lead to bottlenecks at warehouses and ports.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The impact of the pre-bottleneck period is attenuated, because much of the population was simply not genetically sampled.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2013
To compare pre- and post-bottleneck genetic diversity, the researchers sequenced DNA from 1,000-year-old penguin bones on the island.
—Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2012
Verb
Today, the 10 miles of the corridor between Sears Point and Mare Island bottlenecks to one lane in each direction.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Michael O’Leary, who has helmed the European low-cost airline for three decades, said in Poland that Boeing, first and foremost, needs to resolve the issues that have bottlenecked the expansion of Ryanair’s services, Reuters reports.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottleneck
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Chocolate or Nutella babka is a favorite at the holidays, but these breads can also be made with jams, nuts, and spiced fillings.Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
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In addition, ice storms can create black ice -- patchy ice on roadways or other transportation surfaces that cannot easily be seen -- and ice jams in lakes and streams, which can contribute to severe flooding, the NWS said.Max Golembo, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Fit and situation are everything, which is why the draft order and first-year success are never linear in the NBA.Nick Crain, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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For the 2024 installment of perhaps our least-festive (or at least, our most tedious) annual tradition, IndieWire has again ranked every linear TV channel by their calendar-year viewership.Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
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Austin and San Antonio have dammed, altered, channelized, buried and otherwise manipulated their creeks and rivers.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Mar. 2024
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This recent catch is especially notable because the species population is believed to have dropped by at least 95% in the last century, according to National Geographic, as a result of overfishing, damming, siltation, and destruction of spawning and breeding grounds.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The device’s two dust cups keep large particles, like hair, separate to prevent them from clogging the filters, too.Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
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The pair of reports show how much work remains for companies to meet their ambitious pledges to cut the plastic waste that is clogging landfills, polluting waterways and oceans, and threatening human health.Jeff Young, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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First, the cyclical economic impact of high interest rates and restrictive monetary policy has hindered investment, and by extension, growth and hiring.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Related article An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting.Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The only down side is the file size; fully uncompressed RAW files from this sensor run around 125 megabytes per image, though there are compressed options that will get them down to about 80 MP per image.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
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Double-walled cryogenic storage tanks, which maintain 4.4 tons of compressed liquid hydrogen at minus 423.4 degrees Fahrenheit, feed 16 fuel cells and electric motors to power all onboard hotel needs.Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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Researchers came to those conclusions by examining an apnea-hypopnea index, or AHI, which records the number of times per hour a person’s breathing shows a restricted or completely blocked airway.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Naloxone works by pushing the fentanyl molecules off the brain’s opioid receptors and then blocking any further fentanyl from attaching to the receptors.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Kim Kardashian Videos In India Go Viral Before Anant Ambani Wedding By Alex Gonzalez Contributing Entertainment Writer 1 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Kim Kardashian is everywhere this holiday season, and nothing can impede her socialite status.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Under a contingency plan the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs put out in January, veterans' access to healthcare, other benefits and even memorial services won't be impeded.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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