curtail
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Prices will need to rise further or stay high for a long time to curtail demand and improve market balances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Still, Iran may curtail production fairly aggressively in the face of the continued U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Halff said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
She said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should “use its administrative authorities earlier and more aggressively” to curtail fraud rather than respond after it’s occurred.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 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
But time pressures inevitably curtail my literary investigations.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Vocabulary lists containing curtail
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