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It was created by the California Legislature in 1968 after the 1965 Watts riots in Los Angeles, ostensibly to curb redlining by banks, home sellers and insurers in minority neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Many Jeep-Ram dealers are on board with Stellantis’s new rules, believing they will curb runaway discounting and allow them to sell cars at higher prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Higher gasoline and diesel prices have led many families to save less and curb spending elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

I hailed a horse-cab and the driver pulled up at the curb.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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

But its access to credit dramatically narrowed when the government introduced curbs on excessive borrowing and speculation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan pressed for personal and corporate income-tax rate cuts as well as curbs on their governments’ private-sector entanglements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Behind, the tramp of feet; ahead, the crowds lining the curbs for blocks.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

A heat dome early in the month threatened World Cup matches and curbed celebrations of America’s 250th birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

Europe has curbed refined capacity over the past five to 10 years, and other regions of the world, such as Latin America, have underinvested in their refining capacity, Selesky said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 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

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

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

Given the bipartisan groundswell of support for curbing AI companies and their creations, however, that may soon change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will on Wednesday unveil long-awaited plans to protect children from online harm by curbing access to social media, video-sharing platforms, games and AI chatbots for under-15s.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

The European Union’s top official detailed a plan for a new law curbing access to social networks for children under 13.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

With the blockade of Ukraine's sea ports curbing grain exports, he said Ukraine's GDP would contract by 1.5%.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

We rode down Route 127 to Folly Cove, passing a mile of granite curbing and houses built with granite blocks.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen