curbed
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While Beijing curbed jet-fuel exports and kept more at home, domestic flights within China got more expensive, too, including higher fuel surcharges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
That’s because the latest inflation reading for July, which saw the consumer price index rise a scant 0.1% for the month, matched Wall Street’s forecast and curbed some inflation anxiety on Wall Street.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Now aged 30, the Olympian has told the BBC how he eventually curbed his habit by shifting his mindset.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 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
The horseman’s tone and bearing nettled Taran, but he curbed his temper and bowed courteously.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
