curtailment
noun
cur·tail·ment
(ˌ)kər-ˈtāl-mənt 
: the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed
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At that rate, the load curtailment during a curtailment event would last 1.7 hours.
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Greg Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Vallas’ insistence on elevating the payouts to survivors of police violence and the criminal justice reform measures aimed at the curtailment of civil rights abuses to a greater level of concern than the police abuses of power that our city is unfortunately known for is nothing short of shameful.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Sending that power to eastern China instead of wasting it would help State Grid meet Xi’s promise to shrink curtailment to less than 5 percent in all regions by 2020.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Jan. 2019
If moving up the start date will result in a smaller curtailment of services, implementing parking fees earlier is the better option.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Greg Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Vallas’ insistence on elevating the payouts to survivors of police violence and the criminal justice reform measures aimed at the curtailment of civil rights abuses to a greater level of concern than the police abuses of power that our city is unfortunately known for is nothing short of shameful.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Sending that power to eastern China instead of wasting it would help State Grid meet Xi’s promise to shrink curtailment to less than 5 percent in all regions by 2020.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Jan. 2019
If moving up the start date will result in a smaller curtailment of services, implementing parking fees earlier is the better option.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
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“Curtailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtailment. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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