curtailed
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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
“There are significant offshore resources in existing leases that might be curtailed by the legislation,” said Rock Zierman, chief executive of the California Independent Petroleum Assn., in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
China, South Korea and Japan have curtailed exports of fuel as well, after crude supplies moving through the Strait of Hormuz stalled for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Every possibility of excess was curtailed with it.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
