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curtailment

[ker-teyl-muhnt] / kərˈteɪl mənt /


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Energy-guzzling server farms could also help solve renewables' issue of curtailment, or the over-production of energy.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

“The curtailment of First Amendment rights is dangerous at any time, and even more so in a time of war,” Friedman wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

District Court ruled that conditioning minors’ social media participation on parental consent is “an impermissible curtailment of their First Amendment rights.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 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

The centralization of ecclesiastical government in Rome naturally involved a curtailment of the powers of the bishops and metropolitans.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various




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