as in abridgement
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Recent Examples of curtailment
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtailment
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The firm sued, calling the order a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech and Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process - a requirement for the government to use a fair legal process.—
Mike Scarcella and David Thomas,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The court later ruled that Congress’ efforts to impose similar limits with respect to noncitizens being detained at Guantanamo Bay under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 were an unconstitutional abridgment of habeas corpus rights.—
Andrea Seielstad,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the world of Trump bribery, this should be worth a commutation—a shortening—of her sentence.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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In large bowl, mix brown sugar, shortening, lemon zest and egg until well combined.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Month-on-month, the economy grew 0.4% in June after a 0.1% contraction in May, failing to shake off the impact of U.S. tariffs and business uncertainty.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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High-multiple growth stocks often falter during economic slowdowns, as lower earnings growth leads to sharp contractions in valuation multiples.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Curtailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtailment. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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