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Recent Examples of curtailment
The International Energy Agency calls for global grid investment to nearly double, exceeding $600 billion annually by 2030, with funds directed toward modernizing transmission, distribution and storage systems to manage variability and prevent renewable curtailment.
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Frederic Godemel, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
What’s left of it was led, at least for a while, by a 29-year-old White House appointee who helped craft Project 2025, the right-wing blueprint that broadly calls for the curtailment of civil rights enforcement.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
If the direct discomforts pile up or, even worse, the sudden curtailment of federal spending helps sink the already anemic economy, Democrats will certainly feel more pressure to give in.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Some of China's curtailment is a symptom of inflexible power grids.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2016
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Frederic Godemel, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
What’s left of it was led, at least for a while, by a 29-year-old White House appointee who helped craft Project 2025, the right-wing blueprint that broadly calls for the curtailment of civil rights enforcement.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
If the direct discomforts pile up or, even worse, the sudden curtailment of federal spending helps sink the already anemic economy, Democrats will certainly feel more pressure to give in.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Some of China's curtailment is a symptom of inflexible power grids.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtailment
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Without ever using the words, this House of the Dragon season evokes all-too-real fears about police funding, abridgment of freedom of speech and the insidiousness of theocratic rule.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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That, plus a picture of Lincoln’s stovepipe hat, remains its best abridgment.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Cut in butter or shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2026
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These defects propagate through the device layers, degrading electron mobility, increasing leakage current, and shortening device reliability lifetimes.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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Weakens a little when the contractions peak.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
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One of the few signs of contraction in the Nevada labor economy came in government jobs, which fell over the past year, holding back what would have been an even stronger expansion.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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Contrasting her with the meek, mysterious, and passive Anthy, the series examines the constrictions both men and women face via traditional gender roles, with an eye towards gender fluidity that remains radical today.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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With all the news on declining alcohol consumption and the constriction of craft beer, McEfee is optimistic Balance will have its place.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The invisible variable in every hit is compression.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
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When the full green hydrogen chain is included, from electricity generation to hydrogen production, compression, transport, and conversion, the final well-to-wheel efficiency can fall closer to 20–30 percent.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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Their victory comes despite the best efforts of Noah Scanlon (Colin Firth), the head of the government contracting group Wardex, who has attempted to keep the existence of aliens hidden from the public.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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The risk of a human contracting the disease is higher for people experiencing homelessness or living in a space with rats or animal urine, per the CDC.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Depending on your situation, debt consolidation, debt management, debt settlement or even bankruptcy could help address unaffordable balances and prevent collection activity from escalating.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The closures and consolidations come amid declining enrollment.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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One of football betting’s favourite abbreviations and the concept is refreshingly uncomplicated.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Look for the following abbreviations in plant catalogs and on labels when selecting varieties.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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“Curtailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtailment. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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