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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtailments
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The funding is ongoing while Colorado challenges the policy in court, but if reductions are made permanent, Mahanan predicts a wave of day care closures, almost overnight.—
Shay Castle,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026 -
Dell said in its 10-K that fiscal 2026 headcount reductions stemmed from employee reorganizations, limits on external hiring, and other cost-alignment measures tied to its business modernization efforts.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Raiders’ valuation has soared to nearly eight billion dollars, largely owing to high stadium revenues; earlier this year, Clark County, home to Las Vegas, announced school-budget cuts.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The senator discussed jobs, tax cuts, school choice, investment accounts for children, immigration, foreign policy and freedom in the wide-raging speech.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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March saw one of the largest drawdowns on global oil inventories on record.—
Chloé Farand,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Crude is effectively trading on a geopolitical risk premium as investors hedge against prolonged disruptions and critically low inventories, Goldman said.—
Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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The acronym is a direct reference to these textile blends’ chemical abbreviations (polyester and cotton) and the project’s primary goal (upcycling).—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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By 2010, the International Telecommunications Union reported trillions of messages sent yearly, turning SMS into a global cultural habit that shaped abbreviations like LOL and BRB.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Dec. 2025
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The class action suit against Google, filed last week by a plaintiff with the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleged that the company's AI Mode created its own summaries and links, exposing Epstein victims' personal identifying information (PII), including names, phone numbers and email addresses.—
Jennifer Elias,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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The White House released the 92-page budget request on Friday, accompanied by several summaries of the administration's key priorities across the executive branch.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Any new boxed set in the series of Beach Boys compendiums that have been released sequentially over the years has been highly anticipated by hardcore fans.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of Dilbert books were published over 30 years, including anniversary compendiums and humorous self-help guides, like 1998’s The Joy of Work.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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In what would be the final two years of their friendship, Mottola sent Epstein press roundups of the Donna Summer Broadway show, checked whether Epstein wanted to buy a new Bentley Mulsanne from him, and discussed construction plans for their respective homes.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Then be sure to check out our roundups of the best lenses and cameras for astrophotography, along with our beginner's guide to photographing the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Curtailments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtailments. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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