curtail
verb (used with object)
curtailed
Example Sentences
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“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
With tanker and refinery capacity curtailed, European inventories depleted and the cushion of higher U.S. exports and lower Chinese imports fading, oil prices look vulnerable to more disruptions, Morgan Stanley warns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Some capacity could be redirected toward safety testing, improving models and serving customers, but those workloads may not replace curtailed frontier training dollar for dollar.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
In the damp and gloom at Lord's, Smith made 61 and Cox 55 to take England to 248-9 on a first day that was delayed by rain and curtailed by bad light.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But public bigotry has since been vastly curtailed.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
