curbed
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Continuing fallout from a Ukrainian strike on a Russian Black Sea terminal in November has recently curbed about one million barrels a day of mostly Kazakh crude shipments, according to Goldman Sachs.
However, oil-price gains may be curbed by easing geopolitical tensions, analysts say.
Local governments have been focused on paying off debt, which has curbed infrastructure spending, according to economists.
He dramatically curbed the powers of the religious establishment, disbanding the Islamic police and ending the funding for ultra-conservative proselytization overseas.
Authorities have long curbed arrests at “sensitive locations”— such as hospitals, houses of worship and schools — putting them out of reach of most civil immigration enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times
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