as in abridgement
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Recent Examples of curtailment
Water curtailments in 2022 cost Sacramento Valley farmers 14,300 jobs and more than $1.3 billion in economic value.
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Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
During drought or water shortages, the commission also determines the priority of use among water rights holders, sometimes ordering curtailments.
—Stephanie Threinen, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
To succeed, the new model will require far greater state control over citizens’ lives and harsher curtailments of personal freedoms.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
This will also necessarily result in curtailment of renewable production under some conditions, lowering the EROI of these renewable sources.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024
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Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
During drought or water shortages, the commission also determines the priority of use among water rights holders, sometimes ordering curtailments.
—Stephanie Threinen, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
To succeed, the new model will require far greater state control over citizens’ lives and harsher curtailments of personal freedoms.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
This will also necessarily result in curtailment of renewable production under some conditions, lowering the EROI of these renewable sources.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtailment
Noun
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At the start, Henry labored alone, and Frank applied himself to another joint project, an abridgment of the O.E.D.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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That’s because plyometrics involve quick movements and concentric (shortening) and eccentric (lengthening) muscle contractions.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
24 Oct. 2025
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The doctor shortage was already acute and is contributing to a shortening of the lifespans of rural Americans, says Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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The closing of textile mills, the loss of manufacturing jobs — particularly from an Oshkosh B’Gosh factory in nearby Clay County that moved to Mexico in the mid-Nineties — induced a steady contraction of the local economy.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Graham, whose small portfolio is known for punching above its weight, has persevered through previous rounds of contraction.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Curtailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtailment. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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