curtailment
noun
cur·tail·ment
(ˌ)kər-ˈtāl-mənt 
: the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed
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If moving up the start date will result in a smaller curtailment of services, implementing parking fees earlier is the better option.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
When this happens, transmission operators will enact dispatch down or curtailment measures.
—Renny Vandewege, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The study explores the ability to add significantly more load, or demand, to the grid by implementing curtailment of those new loads (read: high power users like data centers).
—Greg Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Trump had repeatedly hinted that a future peace deal would include Ukrainian territorial and political concessions and be twinned with the curtailment of U.S. aid to Kyiv.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
When this happens, transmission operators will enact dispatch down or curtailment measures.
—Renny Vandewege, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The study explores the ability to add significantly more load, or demand, to the grid by implementing curtailment of those new loads (read: high power users like data centers).
—Greg Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Trump had repeatedly hinted that a future peace deal would include Ukrainian territorial and political concessions and be twinned with the curtailment of U.S. aid to Kyiv.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Curtailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtailment. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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