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curtailment

[ker-teyl-muhnt] / kərˈteɪl mənt /


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China’s solar curtailment hit 6.6% in the first half of 2025, up from 3.9% the year before.

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

He said Johnson's style of decision-making "may not be to everyone's taste" but added he was "wrestling with an enormously difficult question about the curtailment of liberty and the maintenance of access to healthcare".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

The present mansion, though a large and magnificent structure, consists only of a small part of the original building, owing to its curtailment at various times.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell




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