curtailing

Example Sentences

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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

The governor has largely resisted adopting new across-the-board tax increases or sharply curtailing his expensive policy proposals in order to align state spending with revenue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“We responded by curtailing uneconomic production, carefully managing working capital and using our market access to meet customer demand.”

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

U.S. producers are curtailing output due to infrastructure limits, with new pipelines expected to alleviate the issue in 2027 and 2028.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 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