Sarah Cooper

At my last job in the tech world, we'd throttle our wi-fi to experience what download speeds might be like for someone in the developing world. It was our attempt to experience it first hand. I thought it was a bit ridiculous because, no matter what we did, we wouldn't be able to fully experience their world unless we were living it every day.

Jamaican Comedian

Leonard Nimoy

I think about myself as like an ocean liner that's been going full speed for a long distance, and the captain pulls the throttle back all the way to 'stop,' but the ship doesn't stop immediately, does it? It has its own momentum and it keeps on going, and I'm very flattered that people are still finding me useful.

American Actor

Vinod Khosla

What an entrepreneur does is to build for the long run. If the market is great, you get all of the resources you can. You build to it. But a good entrepreneur is always prepared to throttle back, put on the brakes, and if the world changes, adapt to the world.

American Businessman

Mara Wilson

I had people in 'Entertainment Weekly' talking about how they wanted to throttle me because they thought I was too disgustingly cute, as if that were my fault, you know, as if that was my fault, not the fault of directors and producers and such.

American Writer

Jake Hager

That's one thing I found out about myself when I left WWE: I'm that guy that needs to be pushed full throttle. That's when you're gonna get the best out of me.

American Wrestler

Ro Khanna

Internet service providers should not be permitted to block, throttle and unfairly favor certain content, applications, services or devices.

American Politician

Marvin Ammori

There is just one exception to the FCC's no-throttling rule - if a company can prove that throttling is 'reasonable network management.

American Lawyer

Janice Dickinson

The past explains how I got here, but the future is up to me - and I love to live life at full throttle.

American Model

LeRoy Neiman

But 'Playboy' was liberating. I was drawn to it and went for it full throttle.

American Artist

Vanessa Kirby

I doubt myself a lot but go forward at full throttle anyway.

English Actress

Often used metaphorically to describe suppressing activities or growth.

Metaphorical Use

Commonly refers to limiting resources like money or information.

Limiting Resources

Indicates aggression or anger, often hyperbolic and not meant literally.

Aggressive Expression

Suggests a violent act, can be offensive if taken seriously.

Violent Connotation

Specifically related to controlling machines, especially vehicles.

Machine Control

Refers to the regulation of speed in an engine, not just acceleration.

Speed Regulation

Using the throttle doesn't always mean going faster; it's about control.

Not Always Faster

In technical contexts, 'throttle' implies precise control over engine speed.

Precision in Usage

Used among experts and enthusiasts discussing engine mechanics.

Technical Context

 Taxied up and down the runway a few times, just to flatten it out a bit, and he said, "Right, I'm going to -- I'm going to give it a go." And he -- I've now learned that this is standard practice, but it had me worried at the time. He put his hand on the throttle. You can see the control for the engines is actually on the roof of the cockpit.

Ben Saunders: Three...

 started flying this crazy ultralight and it gave me a way to see the world in a way that I don't think it really been seen before it's the world's lightest and slowest aircraft kind of like a big leaf blower with a with like a kite overhead and you squeeze the throttle you run like health and is this like there's nothing there's no fuselage

Proof: George Steinmetz...

 and I want to throttle them. It's a certain type of aesthetic. We're very uncomfortable with untidiness. And I threw away my rake. And I let all of the leaves fall from the trees that I have on my property. And over time, essentially what have I been doing?

Jane Poynter: Life in...

 for probably twenty or thirty years sixteen days we only had one encounter but it was a magical encounter we had anchored the boat over the edge of a deep bank we throttled back the engine and we're just going to sit there and

Close Encounters with a...

 not slow enough you end up having to use rockets these Rockets if they're fancy rockets with throttles velv slow your landing down to maybe one or two miles an hour but maybe as fast as 10 miles an

To Mars and back, a...

 snapped I was thinking what are we doing this is crazy holy that is your leg I've never been so thankful in my life brother bells are throttled the destruction of the sandals

Rubber, Meet Road PIPE Man...

 said that to me before and then he says go up that hill that one take it up that thing you might want to give it a little throttle and then

The Mechanical Lizard...

 it's a samba dear she partially throttles her victim but doesn't kill it she will use this one to give a lesson to her cub

Best Tiger Cub Moments...

 The throttle hold is one of the most important things he has to learn and he's making a good start.

Tiger Cub's first Kill PIPE...

 well deserved victory lap to the cheers of the throttle

Throttle

Metaphorical Use

Limiting Resources

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