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curtail

[ker-tayl] / kərˈteɪl /


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Swiatek's decision to curtail her 2026 campaign was not a surprise once she withdrew from Ningbo.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Higher diesel costs would also curtail supplies of fertilizer and other chemicals that farmers use to grow crops, they argued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Executive adviser Flavio Briatore, who has caused controversy off track this weekend, persuaded Renault to curtail their F1 engine programme at the end of last year and switch to customer Mercedes power-units.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Although Ankara has been reluctant to curtail Moscow's access to Turkish vessels, that could change if the attacks worsened, he predicted.

From Barron's

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

“The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupts international supply chains and curtails product availability,” the agency said in its closely watched monthly report on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

But Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said it would be wrong if Wednesday's "abhorrent" attack "curtails our civil liberties".

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026

A wider or protracted conflict in the Middle East that curtails oil flow is certainly a risk.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

"A roof gives no protection against rain except with curtains, and even when without them it curtails the view."

From My Friend the Chauffeur by Frederic Lowenheim

Rations were further curtailed in 2008, when reformist ex-president Raul Castro eliminated what he called "undue subsidies and freebies" such as cigars, toothpaste and oil.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

They also want the court to assert oversight, determining how much pumping should be curtailed and requiring the state to develop a long-term plan under its supervision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

A Houthi missile targeted an area north of Riyadh and a developing storm has also curtailed some U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"We will not let ourselves be intimidated, and we will not sit by when rights are curtailed either here or for people in the state," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

After the disastrous 1957 spraying the program was abruptly and drastically curtailed, with vague statements about “evaluating” previous work and testing alternative insecticides.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Juanita Vallejo, 40, of Edinburg, Texas, said she sees Hinojosa as an “empowered woman,” and likes her firm stances in support of public schools and curtailing data centers.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

The move comes as other Medicare Advantage providers are curtailing markets and trimming benefits to offset rising costs in the health-insurance market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Navy warships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz as part of an agreement to reopen the waterway, pressing its goal of curtailing America’s decades-old military presence in the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 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


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