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US envoy to the meeting Massad Boulos called for the Council to take steps to curtail "external support" for the conflict that "risks drawing more regional actors and neighbors deeper into Sudan's conflict."

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

As somebody with roots in musical theater, did you have to curtail some of those instincts that you might’ve had to be a little more expressive?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Credit-card companies have the right to curtail your credit limit for reasons that have nothing to do with you.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

With inventories depleted and some refineries damaged, prices will have to stay high enough to curtail demand to balance the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

The Ciskei had a history of repression against the ANC and in 1991 Brigadier Gqozo had declared a State of Emergency in the Ciskei to curtail what he called ANC-sponsored terrorism.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The agency also expects that Iran will have to lower its output as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports curtails its ability to export oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

The president signed an executive order on Friday that further curtails Havana’s access to the global banking system.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

This hits the economy in two ways: boosting inflation and dampening disposable income which curtails growth.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026

Moreover, the huge loss in revenue limits the federal government’s capacity to carry out key work and curtails investments in lifesaving programs.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2024

The Rent Restrictions Act, 1920, operative until 1923, severely curtails a landlord's common law rights to recover possession of certain premises at the time when, but for the Act, the tenancy would expire.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

But now Zhu can sense this freedom being curtailed.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Annual war games between South Korea and the United States ended on Friday, Seoul's military told AFP, days earlier than initially planned after US President Donald Trump had abruptly ordered them curtailed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Which, as well as posing its own set of unique challenges that curtailed my reporting, is also a bizarre way to treat a victim of a crime.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, tanker movements through the critical waterway are still curtailed and the global oil market continues to tighten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

But public bigotry has since been vastly curtailed.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Dealmaking by private-equity firms that private-credit funds lend to has slowed down, curtailing the number of lucrative new loans to be made.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

It’s also unclear whether restricted eating times would help those who don’t need to lose weight or whether further curtailing the time of eating would make even greater improvements in cognition, Shapses said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

MLS’s developmental programs are too restrictive and exclusive — they’re not developing more soccer players, they’re curtailing who can play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

One cloud on the horizon is the possible impact of rising fuel costs, which could end up curtailing Europeans' foreign travel.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Poor child, she was bewildered by the many injunctions we laid upon her, and the curtailing of her freedom tried her sorely, though not a word of complaint came from her.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya