curtail
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To curtail the spending, CMS in January implemented a flat national reimbursement rate for covered products in both physician offices and hospital outpatient departments, a move it projects to save several billion dollars annually.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
It asked schools to stop open-air classes and to curtail outdoor assemblies or to conduct them indoors.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Uncertainty about the trade treaty’s future has prompted some businesses to curtail investment and hiring plans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Bank trade associations have said such offerings could drain deposits from depository institutions, which often pay little interest, and curtail lending.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
By submitting guests to a mild form of the distemper, which should last for some few weeks, he might greatly curtail the mortality of his acquaintance and their households.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing curtail
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