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[kurb] / kɜrb /




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"In the race to curb oil imports, India is already far ahead," Ember said in a recent report.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Much of the investor attention in the runup to Tuesday’s vote was focused on whether a Democrat victory would curb the proliferation of data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

At one point, Vega said, she called Raman’s office to ask for help in fixing the curb near her restaurant that was damaged during a street racing incident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

In fact, since 2000, there have been 50 quarterbacks selected with top-10 draft picks—and only three, including McCarthy, had fewer than 15 starts before they were kicked to the curb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

I dragged the cart to the curb and sat down on the bench outside Georgiou's.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The committee says a two-tier system is emerging in which only the wealthy can get good access to the medication that curbs appetite.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

It is too early to know how this plan will play out — the new bus lane curbs on Clark show missing chunks already from drivers that likely didn’t see them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

WTI is also facing pressure from higher U.S. crude inventories and the possibility of diesel export curbs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But when residents later saw painted pavement markings showing the planned curbs and bike lines, “they got involved in a big way,” Supernaw said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Swift rivers of it run along the curbs.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

However, diminishing risk appetite amid the U.S. tech-stocks selloff overnight driven by earnings and postelection fears about curbed data-center development might weigh on sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Stocks plunged as disappointment in two major chip designers’ earnings and post-election fears about curbed data-center development caused a rout in artificial-intelligence companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Inflation and economic pressure have led more Americans to eat at home or turn to fast food for a cheaper option, while the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic has curbed customers’ appetites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Lula has also sharply curbed deforestation in the Amazon, but the environment has barely registered as a campaign issue.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Mindful of being a teenaged upstart in the company of such seasoned track deities as Jesse Owens and Glenn Cunningham, Louie curbed his coltish impulses and began growing a mustache.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

But curbing Right to Buy could take a long time to bear fruit, says Prof Tunstall.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

As for curbing the violence of Jewish settlers in the West Bank, it might have a little bit of impact.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

They’ll be watching Warsh’s press conference Wednesday for signs that the central bank has a strategy for curbing prices after more than five years of inflation above its 2% target.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

That deal was officially "aimed at assisting the authorities in securing mining sites, improving tax collection mechanisms and curbing cross-border smuggling of minerals", the group's report added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Biological control has achieved some of its most spectacular successes in the area of curbing unwanted vegetation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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