curbed
Example Sentences
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"UK curbed power exports to Europe" says the Financial Times, reporting that the National Energy System Operator restricted power exports to Britain's neighbours last month so as to preserve supplies during the recent heatwave.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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
