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curfew

[kur-fyoo] / ˈkɜr fju /
NOUN
late hour
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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

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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