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curtailed

  • past participle
    of curtail.
    curtail
    verb (used with object)
    to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
  • past tense form
    of curtail.
    curtail
    verb (used with object)
    to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.

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But the bank did report growth in commercial-lending and consumer-loan activity, a sign that the recent surge in bond yields and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike curtailed demand for borrowing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Maybe his conning can be curtailed someday, but the thought there’d ever be enough distracting chaos for a similarly lengthy follow-up is almost too much to bear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

A Houthi missile targeted an area north of Riyadh and a developing storm has also curtailed some U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Every possibility of excess was curtailed with it.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison