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The shutdown is also affecting some of those destinations, or curtailing certain operations within them.

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That is one reason the Fed’s ability to lower mortgage rates via short-term rates has been curtailed in recent years.

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Air Greenland’s customer service representatives have been so inundated with calls that executives curtailed their hours to alleviate pressure.

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OPEC, which produces up to 40% of the world’s oil, started curtailing production in 2023, in a bid to stabilize prices when economic growth was slowing.

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Biya turned to a mix of repression, regional alliances and overtures to his former rivals to curtail threats to his rule, Arrey Ntui, the International Crisis Group's senior analyst for Cameroon, said.

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