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Six example sentences with curtail, each labelled with its topic.
The city moved to curtail lawn watering to two mornings a week after the reservoir dropped below a third.
Environment
The runner was told to curtail long sessions to twenty minutes until the sore tendon stopped aching on stairs.
Fitness
Rising server bills forced the founders to curtail free trials from ninety days to fourteen, and signups barely dipped.
Startups
The new statute curtails the agency's power to fine businesses without first holding a hearing.
Law
The bank curtailed lending to builders after two large loans went sour in a single quarter.
Finance
The council curtailed the debate to ninety minutes, and four members never got to speak.
Politics
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