curtailment
Example Sentences
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The economy has been remarkably resilient in the past year in the face of weak sentiment, tariffs, an uncertain business environment, a sharp curtailment of immigration and a prolonged government shutdown.
Still, Chambriard said, the curtailment of prolific oilfields lining the Persian Gulf raises the prospect of extended supply issues.
A halt in flows there would be comparable in scale to the curtailment of Russian gas supplies to Europe, which sent prices soaring, Di Odoardo says.
He said Johnson's style of decision-making "may not be to everyone's taste" but added he was "wrestling with an enormously difficult question about the curtailment of liberty and the maintenance of access to healthcare".
From BBC
With valuations at historic lows and supply tightening due to mill curtailments, restricted Canadian harvesting and limited U.S. imports, the analyst sees the risk-reward profile shifting to the upside.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.