curtailed
Example Sentences
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Last winter, 47 natural gas pipelines restricted or curtailed supply to manufacturers, resulting in significant economic costs and disruption to U.S. supply chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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
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
"We will not let ourselves be intimidated, and we will not sit by when rights are curtailed either here or for people in the state," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Every possibility of excess was curtailed with it.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
