curtailed

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As a result, the report argues, the Irish language is often seen as something that should be "curtailed" in a united Ireland.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

When the Argentine authorities put symptomatic patients in isolation and told contact cases to self-quarantine, it "likely curtailed further spread", the study said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

South Korea’s semiconductor-led export growth could be curtailed if chip makers start running low on key production materials in the next few quarters, said ING economist Min Joo Kang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Exxon has said the war curtailed its global oil-and-gas production by 6% in the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Roan was one of the full-bloods whose financial allowance had been officially curtailed, and he had often asked Hale to advance him cash.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann