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It severely curtailed the ability of a president to quickly remove Federal Reserve officials, and thereby exert its influence over monetary policy, and reinforced the deference due to the independence of the central bank.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Do that enough, and climate change could be curtailed without upending the world as we know it.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

Washington curtailed Chinese supercomputer developers’ access to Intel chips and other American hardware in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

The smoke has meant fewer clients and curtailed shop hours; she closed completely on two days, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

After the disastrous 1957 spraying the program was abruptly and drastically curtailed, with vague statements about “evaluating” previous work and testing alternative insecticides.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson