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The EU’s commission has ramped up efforts to bolster ties with other countries in a bid to curb reliance on the U.S. and China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Thus, if disruptions persist into spring 2027 or oil infrastructure damage intensifies, ICE Brent front month contracts may have to spike well above $150/bbl to curb global oil demand.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Suno lets users download what they make and release it elsewhere, with download caps and watermarks meant to curb abuse; songs made with its new models can be distributed through Believe and TuneCore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Policing minister Sarah Jones says the government is looking to curb the impact of persistent shoplifters.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

More than half of them had parents waiting for them at the curb, leaving only forty-two bus riders to put on nine buses.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Huawei is subject to further curbs because it has been blacklisted by the U.S. government since 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

In some cities with restrictions, rents and hotel prices have gone up, the letter added, noting Lisbon recently overturned some of the curbs it had previously imposed.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Phil Kornbluth, founder of Kornbluth Helium Consulting, also noted that balloon makers are usually among the first to suffer from supply curbs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

"It came right to the grass, right up above the curbs and flooded the whole cul de sac really."

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Rivers ran down along the curbs, and at the corner near our school, cars had stalled in the middle of the huge pools of rainwater.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson

According to Managing Director William Lees-Jones, rising costs have curbed hiring and prompted the company to favor experienced workers over those seeking their first foothold in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

But he curbed it, I think, as a resolute rider would curb a rearing steed.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Some worried other countries might take retaliatory measures curbing supplies to the U.S. as they absorb higher transportation costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

There is no shortage of articles, books, and social content aimed at curbing what is framed as a lack of discipline, often with a focus on self-help or weight management.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has yet to earn the trust of his central-bank colleagues or financial-market participants who remain wary of his approach to curbing inflation and his ties to the White House.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Carney, however, said the US presented "unacceptable" terms that were too restrictive, including curbing Canada's ability to strike new trade deals with other countries.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 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