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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

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

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

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

It remains to add that, in the interests of war-time publishing, the present version represents a curtailment of the Legend as it left the author’s hands.

From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de




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