throttle back
phrasal verb
throttled back; throttling back; throttles back
: to reduce the amount of fuel flowing to an engine by adjusting the throttle
He throttled back to 45 mph.
—sometimes used figuratively with respect to intensityYou need to throttle back your anger.
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So far, international sentiment towards Chinese trade practices has throttled back on Chinese exports.
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Prices fall at the gas pump A pullback in gasoline prices has helped inflation throttle back.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Mulvaney and Kraninger also throttled back the CFPB’s regulatory agenda, including a controversial rule that would have upended the payday loan industry.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
In September, shelter inflation throttled back on a monthly basis, to 0.2% from 0.5% in August.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Inflation for goods has largely throttled back from pandemic-era nosebleed levels as out-of-whack supply-and-demand dynamics unwind, economists said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Once the dust settled, Xi’s team throttled back on plans for structural change.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Getty Images Inflation continued to throttle back in August, signaling that the fast-rising prices that plagued the U.S. economy for the better part of three years during the pandemic era are increasingly moving into the rearview mirror.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Economists broadly expect shelter CPI inflation to continue to throttle back slowly given prevailing trends for market rents.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Prices fall at the gas pump A pullback in gasoline prices has helped inflation throttle back.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Mulvaney and Kraninger also throttled back the CFPB’s regulatory agenda, including a controversial rule that would have upended the payday loan industry.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
In September, shelter inflation throttled back on a monthly basis, to 0.2% from 0.5% in August.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Inflation for goods has largely throttled back from pandemic-era nosebleed levels as out-of-whack supply-and-demand dynamics unwind, economists said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Once the dust settled, Xi’s team throttled back on plans for structural change.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Getty Images Inflation continued to throttle back in August, signaling that the fast-rising prices that plagued the U.S. economy for the better part of three years during the pandemic era are increasingly moving into the rearview mirror.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Economists broadly expect shelter CPI inflation to continue to throttle back slowly given prevailing trends for market rents.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
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