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That, in turn, has caused many central banks to step in to address price stability, with authorities hiking borrowing costs to curb prices.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

That inflation has seen central banks around the world raise interest rates in an effort to curb rising prices, tapping the brakes on economic activity.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

National fraternities and many colleges and universities have sought to curb the worst excesses of fraternities by banning hazing, curbing drinking and instituting extensive workshops on consent for incoming first-year students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Stewart said I could work on that by walking heel-to-toe on a street curb, something I haven’t done since I was a child.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

His intent was to curb their independence by keeping a watchful eye on them.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

Police refused them permission to protest and unprecedented curbs were in place to thwart the protesters from reaching the venue.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The company plans to eventually return all excess cash to shareholders after the curbs come off in December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

It is too early to know how this plan will play out — the new bus lane curbs on Clark show missing chunks already from drivers that likely didn’t see them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

In some cities with restrictions, rents and hotel prices have gone up, the letter added, noting that Lisbon recently overturned some of the curbs it had previously imposed.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

The roads in this downriver neighborhood were full of potholes, the curbs choked with weeds and litter.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

American is playing catch-up with competitors, though, after rivals curbed the practice years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Lula has also sharply curbed deforestation in the Amazon, but the environment has barely registered as a campaign issue.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

That’s because the latest inflation reading for July, which saw the consumer price index rise a scant 0.1% for the month, matched Wall Street’s forecast and curbed some inflation anxiety on Wall Street.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Home Office has said its new £662m deal with France, signed in April, curbed dangerous crossings by "boosting enforcement action on beaches".

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

I curbed the impulse to sit up straight.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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

And most importantly, the machine is like a metronome, keeping him steady and curbing his impulse to go overboard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Brett Baker, a lawyer for the Central Delta Water Agency, said the lawsuit focuses on curbing the “degradation of the ecosystem, the community, the economy in the Delta.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

There is no shortage of articles, books, and social content aimed at curbing what is framed as a lack of discipline, often with a focus on self-help or weight management.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Biological control has achieved some of its most spectacular successes in the area of curbing unwanted vegetation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson