curbed

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Thailand, for example, curbed nonessential international travel for civil servants while the Philippines shortened workweeks, potentially straining low-income households’ consumption.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Almost 30 states have curbed or outlawed “therapy” that seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity—that is, to make them stop being gay, bisexual, or transgender.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

His rise to office may have curbed our craving for more of his relatives, however.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Brent crude prices climbed 15% after some major Gulf producers curbed production, while the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader muddied the outlook for a near-term resolution to the Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

But he curbed it, I think, as a resolute rider would curb a rearing steed.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë