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curtail

[ker-teyl] / kərˈteɪl /


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Executive adviser Flavio Briatore, who has caused controversy off track this weekend, persuaded Renault to curtail their F1 engine programme at the end of last year and switch to customer Mercedes power-units.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

US envoy to the meeting Massad Boulos called for the Council to take steps to curtail "external support" for the conflict that "risks drawing more regional actors and neighbors deeper into Sudan's conflict."

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

As somebody with roots in musical theater, did you have to curtail some of those instincts that you might’ve had to be a little more expressive?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Having medical-directive documents can provide guidance and curtail infighting between siblings over what Mom or Dad would want.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

It takes every ounce of self control I have to stop myself and curtail my biological imperative.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The agency also expects that Iran will have to lower its output as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports curtails its ability to export oil.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

The president signed an executive order on Friday that further curtails Havana’s access to the global banking system.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

This hits the economy in two ways: boosting inflation and dampening disposable income which curtails growth.

From MarketWatch Apr. 2, 2026

It is also virtually impossible to avoid, and it’s not clear whether trying to avoid it curtails any kind of real health problem.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2026

It therefore curtails the understanding in the same proportion that it grants preponderance to the imagination; for the completer a representation is in substance, the smaller it is in compass.

From Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller by Friedrich Schiller

“With the conflict ongoing and shipments through the Strait of Hormuz still curtailed, upside risks to our inflation forecast have increased,” Macklem said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

But now Zhu can sense this freedom being curtailed.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Annual war games between South Korea and the United States ended on Friday, Seoul's military told AFP, days earlier than initially planned after US President Donald Trump had abruptly ordered them curtailed.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Which, as well as posing its own set of unique challenges that curtailed my reporting, is also a bizarre way to treat a victim of a crime.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Computer gaming and television watching is curtailed by these parents to one hour per day in exchange for study time.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Part of the problem with curtailing risk in a retirement plan is that Americans are living longer, and their portfolios need to last their entire life.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

One cloud on the horizon is the possible impact of rising fuel costs, which could end up curtailing Europeans' foreign travel.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

It would be the first part of a multistage framework, which the U.S. hopes will lead to Iran curtailing its nuclear program for decades, it added.

From Barron's May 29, 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

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




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