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Recent Examples of curtailment
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.
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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
When this happens, transmission operators will enact dispatch down or curtailment measures.
—Renny Vandewege, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The study explores the ability to add significantly more load, or demand, to the grid by implementing curtailment of those new loads (read: high power users like data centers).
—Greg Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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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
When this happens, transmission operators will enact dispatch down or curtailment measures.
—Renny Vandewege, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The study explores the ability to add significantly more load, or demand, to the grid by implementing curtailment of those new loads (read: high power users like data centers).
—Greg Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtailment
Noun
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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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The native of Chicagoland made stops at four colleges, his trajectory interrupted midway through that journey by COVID, his fortunes impacted by the shortening of the MLB draft to five rounds.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Buffalo Wild Wings uses beef shortening made from beef fat to cook fries, tots, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, chicken tenders and wings.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
Indianapolis Star,
11 Mar. 2025
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JPMorgan expects growth of 1% in the third quarter, about steady with gains in the first half of the year, which saw a contraction in Q1 and a rebound in Q2.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 July 2025
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For some, fear triggers contraction and defensiveness.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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“Curtailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtailment. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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