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They work by mimicking gut hormones that tell the brain to curb appetite.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

A decline in retail gasoline prices and a cut in electricity rates are among the factors helping curb inflation, said Citigroup economist Jin-Wook Kim in a recent note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“Besides curb appeal, that’s the first physical touch you have with the house, and you want it to be impressive.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

An incident report from the Gainesville Police Department said Bader hit a curb and ran into a truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

I was still arguing with her when the taxi pulled up at the curb, long slants of rain illumined in the headlights and the tires throwing up low fans of water.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The commission said TikTok should put more privacy curbs on minors’ public accounts and avoid recommending minors’ content to other users via its For You feed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

One instance of enforcement occurred in 2006, when a former city council field deputy reported her Sherman Oaks neighbors for having basketball hoops near their curbs, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

A seemingly endless network of roads unfurls in a massive grid, generally without sidewalks, curbs or landscaping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

But the curbs have been criticised as ineffective, with many teens saying they can still access supposedly banned sites.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

We came to where the main road tied into a tunnel of very old, well-pruned elms, no cars at the curbs.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Apollo, a Maine coon who died at 13 following a seizure a year after his arrival in 2015, had curbed the shop’s mouse problem and brought “so much love and energy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

California had always permitted raw milk to be sold in stores, but Los Angeles County’s more stringent rules had, in effect, curbed its retail sales.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

And the world is also making do with less oil — Asian countries, particularly China, curbed energy imports and are consuming less.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

During his first term, President Trump met with Kim three times—becoming the first sitting American leader to do so—but the two failed to strike a deal that curbed Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The horseman’s tone and bearing nettled Taran, but he curbed his temper and bowed courteously.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

In Germany’s industrial heartlands, companies are curbing production and struggling to ship goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

South Korean regulators have also announced measures aimed at curbing this week's sell-off.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

There, the effect from tensions in the Middle East was even more dramatic, curbing growth by about three percentage points, said Guerra.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

The measure is part of a broader policy package announced last week aimed at curbing market swings by raising the cost of leverage and increasing barriers to short-term speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

My preoccupation with curbing my impulses, my speech, my movements, my manner, my expressions had increased my anxiety.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright