curfew
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The aim of lifting the curfew is to help restore normal life to the capital.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Neither the curfew nor the cap can be changed by a teenager without a parent's approval and the limits can be tightened.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
In this tiny town, I saw what the Camino offered every day: something old and strange and communal and meaningful, remade every night by whoever happened to arrive before the 10 p.m. curfew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Authorities imposed an overnight curfew in the Narathiwat province that was lifted on Sunday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
But it was nearly 9:00 p.m.—the new curfew hour—before Kik rapped at the alley door.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
They are required to buddy up and given curfews according to rank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Initial measures imposed time limits and curfews on online gaming, before similar restrictions were extended in 2023 to social media and streaming platforms.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
He also took into account that X and Y had served the equivalent of 18-month and 17-month sentences, as they had lived under curfews while awaiting trial.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
After all the talk of curfews, investigations and who is friends with who, England are once again in must-win territory.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
I could not bring myself to sound a whistle or to scold, or to consider gates or curfews.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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