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curbed

adjective as in smothered

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In sum, by the time the New Deal was done in 1945, the Roosevelt administration had brought high-flying U.S. capitalism down to earth, with regulations that curbed speculative excess, while preventing spectacular crashes.

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From then on, he curbed his aggressive instincts to support Gill, but could not resist one straight flay off Bashir for six.

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Even if streaming has curbed the amount of offerings available in retail stores, online avenues are wide open.

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However, a slump in sales has curbed the company's ability to command full price for its products.

From BBC

Even before the announcement, Nike was facing a slump in sales that had curbed its ability to command full price for its shoes.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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