curtail
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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
GM resurrected its beloved Chevrolet Bolt earlier this year but decided to curtail production to one shift instead of two, and will phase the vehicle out in 2027 to make way for gas-powered vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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
Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary all had to shut down or curtail nuclear power plants because the Danube was too low to provide cooling.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 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
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The president signed an executive order on Friday that further curtails Havana’s access to the global banking system.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
This hits the economy in two ways: boosting inflation and dampening disposable income which curtails growth.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026
A measure that curtails those services would be disruptive, some investors said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Moreover, the huge loss in revenue limits the federal government’s capacity to carry out key work and curtails investments in lifesaving programs.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2024
We must possess some intelligence to be able to read him, for he deliberately curtails developments and omits transitions; we are required to supply these and to comprehend his hidden meanings.
From The Ancient Regime by John Durand
Analysts say significant gas production has also been curtailed this year and many wells have been drilled but not yet connected to pipelines, especially in Appalachia, where prices have been depressed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Investors have been expressing concerns that generational highs in longer-term interest rates and sky-high prices at the pump have curtailed companies’ and consumers’ appetite for taking on new debt, which means less business for banks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 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
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
From that moment on, Farmer curtailed his travel within the country.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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As well as curtailing its coverage, RTE will not take advertising or sponsorship income from the matches, saying it will only "meet its contractual obligations" to broadcast the fixtures.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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
MLS’s developmental programs are too restrictive and exclusive — they’re not developing more soccer players, they’re curtailing who can play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
That trade involved a shift out of currencies and into gold, silver and bitcoin on worries that governments are spending more and not curtailing debt.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 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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