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throttle
(redirected from throttled back)

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Throughout the Los Angeles region Tuesday, businesses, agencies and schools throttled back power to avoid the blackout and cut costs.
As the preheater was throttled back, slag scrap levels dropped accordingly.
Simply compare fuel consumption and efficiency when the tractor is operated at 50 per cent of pull at maximum power for two hours in the same gear used for maximum power, and performance under the same load with the transmission shifted to a higher gear and the engine throttled back to provide the same travel speed.
 
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