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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Throttled Scroll Event</title>
<style>
  /* Simple styling for demonstration */
  body, html {
    height: 200%; /* Make the page scrollable */
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  }
  #log {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    background: white;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    padding: 10px;
    width: 300px;
  }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="log">Scroll to see the effect...</div>
<script>
// Throttle function using setTimeout
function throttle(func, limit) {
  let lastFunc;
  let lastRan;
  return function() {
    const context = this;
    const args = arguments;
    if (!lastRan) {
      func.apply(context, args);
      lastRan = Date.now();
    } else {
      clearTimeout(lastFunc);
      lastFunc = setTimeout(function() {
        if ((Date.now() - lastRan) >= limit) {
          func.apply(context, args);
          lastRan = Date.now();
        }
      }, limit - (Date.now() - lastRan));
    }
  }
}

// Function to be throttled
function handleScroll() {
  const log = document.getElementById('log');
  log.textContent = `Scroll event triggered at: ${new Date().toLocaleTimeString()}`;
}

// Add event listener for scroll
window.addEventListener('scroll', throttle(handleScroll, 1000));
</script>
</body>
</html>