curtailment
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"I think once he got that curtailment letter, he thought there's no way out, they're telling me to leave, I need to do something."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The economy has been remarkably resilient in the past year in the face of weak sentiment, tariffs, an uncertain business environment, a sharp curtailment of immigration and a prolonged government shutdown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 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
A curtailment of the volume of money in a country will, ceteris paribus, increase the value of the money of that country.
From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by Jones, John P. (John Percival)
Vocabulary lists containing curtailment
Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1933), List 1
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Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 2
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Vocabulary from Readings 6, Unit 4
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