curbing

Example Sentences

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China spent years curbing the growth of oil use.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

A. My partner and I just bought our first house, so I’m not doing a very good job of curbing my spending right now.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

A set of questions on Medicare Advantage from Republican Rep. David Schweikert, of Arizona, was illustrative of bipartisan interest in curbing spending on the federal health benefits program operated by private insurers.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp, or TSMC, reported a forecast-beating 35% jump in revenue for the first three months of the year, a sign that the Iran war is not curbing AI chip demand.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

My preoccupation with curbing my impulses, my speech, my movements, my manner, my expressions had increased my anxiety.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright