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View definitions for curtailed

curtailed

adjective as in brief

adjective as in shorter

adjective as in thumbnail

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Significant as the HHS role is, Kennedy would still find his powers curtailed by the limits of the agency’s reach — and potentially by the whims of his boss.

Others have sharply curtailed access, barring access to abortion after six weeks.

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There is virtually no press freedom in Russia, with independent news outlets and freedom of expression severely curtailed.

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Without reform "investment in our high streets will be curtailed, employment opportunities will be squandered and ultimately, we will see higher levels of business failure," it said.

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But subsequent iterations of the program have curtailed the benefits and lessened its use.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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