curtailment
noun
cur·tail·ment
(ˌ)kər-ˈtāl-mənt 
: the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed
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Recent examples of months of inaction and delays are electric scooter regulation, sidewalk vendor curtailment and regulating vacation rentals.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Mayor Matthew Hudes added that the agenda item should provide opportunity for council members and residents to discuss the possible actions Los Gatos can take locally to provide services to residents in response to federal funding cuts or curtailment of services.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
At that rate, the load curtailment during a curtailment event would last 1.7 hours.
—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
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Mayor Matthew Hudes added that the agenda item should provide opportunity for council members and residents to discuss the possible actions Los Gatos can take locally to provide services to residents in response to federal funding cuts or curtailment of services.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
At that rate, the load curtailment during a curtailment event would last 1.7 hours.
—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
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“Curtailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtailment. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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