curtailed

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Curtailed operations at the Securities and Exchange Commission have delayed some business plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Curtailed by changes in the way referees called the games, coaches’ unending focus on defense and a 35-second shot clock that just seems too long, teams averaged 67.6 points per game.

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2015

Curtailed by changes in the way refs called the games, coaches' unending focus on defense and a 35-second shot clock that just seems too long, teams averaged 67.6 points per game.

From US News • Apr. 6, 2015

Curtailed mortgage lending and a scarcity of homes have reduced property sales to 30 percent below the past decade’s average, Land Registry data show.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 11, 2011

A stranger comes from foreign shores, Perchance to seek relief; Curtail him, and you find his tale Unworthy of belief; Curtailed again, you recognize An old Egyptian chief.

From The Handbook of Conundrums by Ordway, Edith B.