curtailment
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“The curtailment of First Amendment rights is dangerous at any time, and even more so in a time of war,” Friedman wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The Doomberg article mentioned rising curtailment rates for renewables.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
Starmer also said Britain would continue to raise human rights concerns with Beijing, including over "curtailment of freedom in Hong Kong".
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
Mr Paddick says he has seen "a curtailment of charitable giving".
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
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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