curb
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"We are simply saying that we have to proactively monitor their impacts to be able to curb them, to be able to control them before it's too late."
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Gates can limit how much people can pull from a fund, but they may not curb their desire to get their investment back, he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Even if it were successful in the Senate, the measure is unlikely to fully curb military action against Iran.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Al-Hashimi became a polyglot — speaking English, Farsi and Armenian — in part to curb the effects of a seizure disorder on her temporal lobe, which is crucial for language comprehension.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
He pulled to the curb and stuck the antenna of his walkie-talkie out the car window.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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