curfew
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Adding to the dark mood are police helicopters hovering, with searchlights blazing, to enforce a late-night curfew in the Les Halles and République sections of Paris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Lower customer footfall, shorter operating hours because of curfew and higher security costs led to the guiance cut, the grocer said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The government then announced it was imposing a curfew in shopping districts and other rioting hot spots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Wembley operates under a strict 23:00 event curfew.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
They had just reached the belfry when it was time for curfew to ring.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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Scattered curfews and a police surge to keep nationwide protests under control have helped to stop the looting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The French authorities later said they were forced to impose overnight curfews in Paris and other cities.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The government has since imposed curfews in several cities, helping restore relative calm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Macron is due to announce "additional decisions" after hosting the meeting of his defence council, on top of the limited curfews already announced, his office said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
We had stopped listening to the storytelling cassette, as curfews started before dark.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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