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Look at your bank statements and see where you can curb some spending.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

But Kosovo's National Institute of Public Health said in April that "urgent measures" were still needed to curb pollution from thermal power plants.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The government has capped stocks held by traders and wholesalers at 400 tonnes for three months to curb hoarding.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

One potential curb on sheriffs’ power comes from a single line in our state Constitution that seems to say the state attorney general has supervisory power over them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Except for a car parked at the street curb directly in front, everything looked deceptively normal.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"It came right to the grass, right up above the curbs and flooded the whole cul de sac really."

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

In 2024, the European Union added Shein to its list of digital companies that are big enough to be subject to stricter safety curbs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

“The slowdown in population growth, brought on by tougher immigration curbs, also will increasingly weigh on demand,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

A seemingly endless network of roads unfurls in a massive grid, generally without sidewalks, curbs or landscaping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

According to Managing Director William Lees-Jones, rising costs have curbed hiring and prompted the company to favor experienced workers over those seeking their first foothold in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Now aged 30, the Olympian has told the BBC how he eventually curbed his habit by shifting his mindset.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Apollo, a Maine coon who died at 13 following a seizure a year after his arrival in 2015, had curbed the shop’s mouse problem and brought “so much love and energy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Europe has curbed refined capacity over the past five to 10 years, and other regions of the world, such as Latin America, have underinvested in their refining capacity, Selesky said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Mindful of being a teenaged upstart in the company of such seasoned track deities as Jesse Owens and Glenn Cunningham, Louie curbed his coltish impulses and began growing a mustache.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

A study found that the bans are effective at curbing phone use, and by the second year, schools saw fewer disciplinary problems and improved student well-being.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has yet to earn the trust of his central-bank colleagues or financial-market participants who remain wary of his approach to curbing inflation and his ties to the White House.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Higher livestock costs are raising retail beef prices to record levels, curbing demand at a time when consumers are already stressed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Lula is credited with restoring social programs dismantled by his predecessor, curbing the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, and putting Brazil's democracy back on a more secure footing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

The crew worked for Zero Fatalities, a public safety organization aimed at curbing automobile accidents and car-related injuries and deaths.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel