curtailment
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Singh said it can help limit the amount of "curtailment" -- the practice of reducing certain types of electricity because the grid cannot handle it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
South Korea’s foreign minister said the abrupt curtailment took the country by surprise, while the opposition party said it undermined the alliance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
"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
Old Kenion paid the bill, to avoid something worse than the curtailment of the university curriculum.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell
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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