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curtailment

[ker-teyl-muhnt] / kərˈteɪl mənt /


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District Court ruled that conditioning minors’ social media participation on parental consent is “an impermissible curtailment of their First Amendment rights.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A halt in flows there would be comparable in scale to the curtailment of Russian gas supplies to Europe, which sent prices soaring, Di Odoardo says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

China’s solar curtailment hit 6.6% in the first half of 2025, up from 3.9% the year before.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

In Louisiana and parts of the Midwest, for instance, utilities have negotiated special large-load tariffs and contract terms with data-center customers that include higher base rates, upfront infrastructure contributions, and curtailment provisions during grid stress.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

"It is evident you feel no interest in the curtailment of my expenses."

From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston