as in regulating
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to curb your curiosity when it comes to your neighbors' business
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Recent Examples of curbing
India has made progress on curbing buys of Russian crude, but still has work to do to satisfy US concerns.
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Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The original goal—curbing profit shifting by large multinational corporations through a coordinated international tax floor—remains intact in theory, particularly under Pillar Two, which establishes a 15% minimum tax rate.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
If the government decided to collect an extra $14,600 from households, that would simply pay the interest expense on the debt, and hence slow its upward trajectory by curbing one of the largest contributors to the deficits.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Still, banking insiders told CNBC that adhering to a 10% interest rate cap would result in issuers curbing access for consumers with poor credit.
—Kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
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Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The original goal—curbing profit shifting by large multinational corporations through a coordinated international tax floor—remains intact in theory, particularly under Pillar Two, which establishes a 15% minimum tax rate.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
If the government decided to collect an extra $14,600 from households, that would simply pay the interest expense on the debt, and hence slow its upward trajectory by curbing one of the largest contributors to the deficits.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Still, banking insiders told CNBC that adhering to a 10% interest rate cap would result in issuers curbing access for consumers with poor credit.
—Kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curbing
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Trump was expected to have a much more hands-off approach to regulating business combinations.—
Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Environmental groups and concerned countries see regulating ship fuel as the only way to realistically reduce black carbon.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Several students protested the club in December, claiming the program’s outside influence violates a section of the Equal Access Act prohibiting people outside a school from directing conduct, controlling or regularly attending student groups.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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In court and to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Mary Gingles repeatedly reported abusive and controlling behavior by Gingles, including threats to her life, in the months leading up to the murders.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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The National Institutes of Health reports that oregano oil repels bedbugs more effectively than commercial insecticides containing DEET.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The basic things — paying the electric bill, going to the doctor, keeping a roof over your head — get more expensive every day, while wages stay rock-bottom and jobs get harder and harder to find.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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The five preceding episodes depicted Louie’s worsening health, with Harden keeping a dignified smile on Louie’s face but also moving a little slower and admitting to more pain.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hassett also cited rising productivity stemming from artificial intelligence improvements that is restraining businesses' need to hire.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, officers decided to take him forcibly, restraining him in something called the WRAP, a device comprising a locking shoulder harness, leg restraints and ankle straps.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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But Vance’s false accusations at last year’s conference – that Europe is suppressing freedom of speech and democracy, and facing civilizational decline – are now enshrined in US national security strategy.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Reinterpreting the history of slavery has given way to suppressing its memorialization entirely.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Curbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curbing. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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