curtailment
noun
cur·tail·ment
(ˌ)kər-ˈtāl-mənt 
: the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed
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In past shutdowns, that has led to the closures of hundreds of national parks and museums, the curtailment of veterans' services, the suspension of health inspections, the postponement of immigration hearings and a slew of other impacts.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2025
The move to question Europe’s harsh CO2 curtailment rules coincides with Trump Administration efforts to terminate rules based on the case that CO2 is a danger to public health These rules form the basis for U.S. greenhouse gas regulations.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The curtailment of academic freedom, the deportation of foreign students, the banning of protests: all of this is being done under the pretext of protecting Jews, who alone are entitled to protections that other groups apparently don’t merit.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Water curtailments in 2022 cost Sacramento Valley farmers 14,300 jobs and more than $1.3 billion in economic value.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2025
The move to question Europe’s harsh CO2 curtailment rules coincides with Trump Administration efforts to terminate rules based on the case that CO2 is a danger to public health These rules form the basis for U.S. greenhouse gas regulations.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The curtailment of academic freedom, the deportation of foreign students, the banning of protests: all of this is being done under the pretext of protecting Jews, who alone are entitled to protections that other groups apparently don’t merit.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Water curtailments in 2022 cost Sacramento Valley farmers 14,300 jobs and more than $1.3 billion in economic value.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Curtailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtailment. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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