as in shortening
to make less in extent or duration
curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather
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Once the monetary environment is stable, the government can focus on cutting costs by reforming the public-sector wage bill and curtailing expenditures that are wasteful or corrupt.
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Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019
Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019
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“Curtailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtailing. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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