curtailment

Example Sentences

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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

Recent reports of delays or curtailment of Oracle’s Abilene data center, which is being built for OpenAI, did not negatively impact RPO this quarter, Moerdler added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 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

There is thus a double tendency to error—on the one side to multiplication of generations, and on the other to curtailment by omissions.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil