curtailed
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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
Outside the Middle East, a developing storm has also curtailed some U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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
“When surface water diversions are curtailed, the effect on streamflow is immediate. That is not the case with groundwater pumping. It could be weeks, months or years before groundwater pumping impacts a stream.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mass action was perilous in South Africa, where it was a criminal offense for an African to strike, and where the rights of free speech and movement were unmercifully curtailed.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
