Collocations for "curtail"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "curtail" in context.
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curtail
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- in an attempt to curtail [inflation, unemployment]
- attempts to curtail [inflation] have been largely [successful, unsuccessful]
- curtail the spread of
- curtailed the [number, power] of
- curtail or [eliminate, interrupt, limit]
- beginning to curtail operations in [Iraq]
- [drastically, sharply, significantly, further] curtail
- has been curtailed in recent [months, years]
- has been curtailed by [injury, illness]
- it curtails the [development, progression, growth] of