curfew
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Curfew or no curfew, England can only rebuild on the field, not in the bar.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
You can be forgiven for struggling to keep up with England's hokey-cokey over the curfew in the past few months.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Hospitals in five Colombian cities were put on red alert Monday and a nighttime curfew was declared in Cali, according to local authorities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
To combat threats of looting, he has also ordered a curfew, coming into effect at 20:00 local time, and lasting until 06:00 on Wednesday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Three days ago, I heard that two guards caught a man leaving the Hub after curfew.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Education minister Bridget Phillipson told broadcasters after the plan was unveiled that the voluntary element of the curfews could be changed if it was found too many teenagers were switching off the default settings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 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
Venues in the capital face a perfect storm of rising costs, strict noise regulations and early curfews.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Starmer said the U.K. was also considering overnight curfews and curbs for scrolling content on feeds for under 18s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
These days I had rules that hadn’t existed before: curfews . . . visiting hours.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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