curb
Example Sentences
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The pace of U.S. home prices increases kept a slow pace in October, as elevated mortgage rates curb demand.
Parliament this year adopted empowered oversight bodies to investigate sharp price hikes and curb "unjustified" surges linked to the euro changeover.
From Barron's
Now unwitting spectators are yelling fault, filing noise complaints and petitions to curb playing hours that have left authorities in a pickle.
From Barron's
Efforts to curb the depletion of groundwater present complex challenges for communities and state agencies throughout much of Arizona, California and other Western states.
From Los Angeles Times
But there’s far more Congress could do to curb abuse.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
