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Recent Examples of curtailment
Phillips and other environmental advocates supported another bill, AB 1337, which sought to clarify the state water board’s authority to issue curtailment orders for all diverters, including senior rights holders that use a large portion of the state’s water.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
With thirsty cattle, drying stock ponds and bills from buying water and hay mounting, a rural water association serving about 80 farmers and ranchers bucked state curtailment orders meant to protect flows in the Shasta River.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
Even when intermittency, curtailment, and storage are considered, wind comes out well ahead of fossil alternatives.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024
Other reasons include grid manager ERCOT allowing new resources even if transmission constraints mean some waste, called curtailment, Rhodes said.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
With thirsty cattle, drying stock ponds and bills from buying water and hay mounting, a rural water association serving about 80 farmers and ranchers bucked state curtailment orders meant to protect flows in the Shasta River.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
Even when intermittency, curtailment, and storage are considered, wind comes out well ahead of fossil alternatives.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024
Other reasons include grid manager ERCOT allowing new resources even if transmission constraints mean some waste, called curtailment, Rhodes said.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtailment
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Thanks to CDs, and especially streaming, abridgments are now comparatively rare.Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
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Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
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It’s expected that an increase in revenue sharing — an increase of at least 50 percent — and a second bye week, as well as additional shortening of the offseason program, would rank among player requests.Mike Jones, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024
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Always dry thoroughly, heat on the stovetop until completely dry, and apply a thin layer of oil or shortening.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, the fiscal contraction resulting from his actions could help dampen the inflationary effects of the rest of Trump’s budget plans.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Peptides—short chains of amino acids that build proteins—can help improve the appearance of wrinkles by boosting skin firmness and elasticity, reducing inflammation, and even limit muscle contractions (more on this shortly).Emily Orofino, Allure, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Curtailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtailment. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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