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"The rights of one minority should not be curtailed in order to accommodate those of another in a united Ireland," the report said.

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

Entry to the hotel was only partially curtailed Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The issue is that, in 1988, Congress enacted a law known as the Westfall Act that curtailed such suits.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

My love for reading removed me from the streets and curtailed my involvement in gangs.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane