curtail
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When the extension cords running to the back popped the circuit breakers, repeatedly, he tried to curtail electricity usage in the camp.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Treasury Wine Estates said in December it would curtail future shipments to China.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
For years, nutrition scientists, food-policy researchers and public-health advocates have called for a definition of UPFs, along with policy changes that could help curtail their presence in our food supply.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
The article illustrated Wiles' approach to working with Trump's personality and instincts, rather than trying to curtail them, as some chiefs of staff from Trump's first term attempted to do.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
To curtail Caesar’s annoying interrogations, Lumbly quickly unhooked the boxcar door and slid it wide.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing curtail
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