curbing
Example Sentences
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Remind yourself: These aims are often shorthanded as curbing Iran’s nuclear and ballistic-missile ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
But doing so also unavoidably hurts the stock price by curbing growth.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
RTX shares sank on fears that its large engine and aircraft-parts business would slow down as higher jet fuel prices drive airlines to cut back on flights, curbing demand for future routine maintenance visits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Egg prices surged during those years as a large bird-flu outbreak led producers to cull millions of egg-laying chickens, curbing supplies.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The silky spills of ash against the curbing.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
