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curtailment

[ker-teyl-muhnt] / kərˈteɪl mənt /


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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

Still, Chambriard said, the curtailment of prolific oilfields lining the Persian Gulf raises the prospect of extended supply issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The officially reported curtailment rate for late 2024 was 3.2%.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Mr Paddick says he has seen "a curtailment of charitable giving".

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

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




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