- present participle of curb.
curbing
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They’ll be watching Warsh’s press conference Wednesday for signs that the central bank has a strategy for curbing prices after more than five years of inflation above its 2% target.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
That deal was officially "aimed at assisting the authorities in securing mining sites, improving tax collection mechanisms and curbing cross-border smuggling of minerals", the group's report added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
One ambitious report published by the think tank floated the radical idea of curbing the credit-card swipe fees enforced at grocery stores.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Now, according to one of his advisers, he is having regular meetings with staff to track their impact and working on new legislation aimed at curbing their rapid expansion across the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Biological control has achieved some of its most spectacular successes in the area of curbing unwanted vegetation.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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