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In 2019, House Democrats wisely made political reform a top priority by writing and passing HR 1 — a package of election reform measures that included automatic voter registration and federal curbs on partisan gerrymandering.
AMERICA NEEDS A DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONMATTHEW YGLESIASSEPTEMBER 17, 2020VOXDuce suggests going outside and incorporating whatever props you find—jumping on and off a curb, practicing push-ups against a rock, or doing dips from a bench.
A 15-WEEK EXERCISE PLAN FOR KIDS AND FAMILIESKRISTA LANGLOISSEPTEMBER 12, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEThe PU cast wheels measure 205 millimeters so you can feel confident going over curb cuts, bumps, and bits of debris.
THE BEST SCOOTERS FOR A SMOOTH COMMUTE OR CRUISEPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMSEPTEMBER 3, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEThey positioned my head on the edge of the curb and stomped on my face twice, breaking it wide open.
THE ACCIDENTAL ATTEMPTED MURDEREUGENE ROBINSONSEPTEMBER 2, 2020OZYBeginning in the 1930s, scientists found that systole dampens pain and curbs startle reflexes.
HOW YOUR HEART INFLUENCES WHAT YOU PERCEIVE AND FEARJORDANA CEPELEWICZJULY 6, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINETrouv, the moving spirit of the Commission, had but one idea, to curb the growing democratic spirit of the Piedmontese.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONAs Matt hurried out of the capitol building he found Clip at the curb, waiting for him.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSDutifully Lamb's goon turned and retraced his steps to the curb, holding his four-square hat carefully.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUSHe caught a down car and got out just as the first prowl car came sirening its way into the side street curb.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUSI will set a curb upon my impatience afterwards, and go through my period of ah—probation without murmuring.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIWORDS RELATED TO CURB
- balking
- bottling up
- choking
- constraining
- corking
- corking up
- curbing
- deadening
- demurring
- garroting
- keeping the lid on
- muffling
- muzzling
- obstructing
- putting the lid on
- quieting
- repressing
- restraining
- shutting down
- shying
- squashing
- squelching
- stifling
- stilling
- stumbling
- suppressing
- taping up
- throttling
- tongue-tying
- administers
- assumes command
- calls the shots
- calls the signals
- captains
- carries out
- commands
- conducts
- controls
- dictates
- directs
- executes
- exercises authority
- guides
- heads
- heads up
- holds dominion
- holds office
- holds sway
- is in power
- is in the driver's seat
- leads
- lies down the law
- manages
- occupies throne
- orders
- overrules
- oversees
- pilots
- pulls the strings
- regulates
- reigns
- renders
- runs
- serves the people
- steers
- superintends
- supervises
- sways
- tyrannizes
- wears the crown
- adjourn
- arrest
- balk
- bar
- block
- blow the whistle on
- break off
- bring to an end
- bring to standstill
- call it a day
- cease
- check
- close down
- come to an end
- cool it
- curb
- cut short
- desist
- deter
- draw up
- drop anchor
- end
- frustrate
- hamper
- hold at bay
- hold back
- impede
- intermit
- interrupt
- obstruct
- pause
- pull up
- punctuate
- put a cork in
- rest
- stall
- stand still
- stay
- stem
- stop
- suspend
- terminate
- wait
- baffle
- balk
- bar
- bind
- block
- check
- clog
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- cumber
- curb
- drag one's feet
- embarrass
- encumber
- entangle
- fetter
- foil
- frustrate
- get in the way
- hamstring
- handicap
- hang up
- hinder
- hobble
- hog-tie
- hold up
- inconvenience
- inhibit
- interfere with
- leash
- obstruct
- prevent
- restrain
- retard
- shackle
- slow down
- stymie
- thwart
- tie
- tie one's hands
- tie up
- trammel
- accouters
- applies
- binds
- bridles
- channels
- checks
- cinches
- collars
- constrains
- couples
- curbs
- domesticates
- employs
- equips
- exploits
- fastens
- fetters
- fits
- furnishes
- gears
- governs
- hitches
- holds
- leashes
- limits
- makes productive
- mobilizes
- muzzles
- outfits
- puts in harness
- renders useful
- rigs
- saddles
- secures
- straps
- tackles
- tames
- ties
- utilizes
- yokes
- accoutering
- applying
- binding
- bridling
- channeling
- checking
- cinching
- collaring
- constraining
- coupling
- curbing
- domesticating
- employing
- equipping
- exploiting
- fastening
- fettering
- fitting
- furnishing
- gearing
- governing
- hitching
- holding
- leashing
- limiting
- making productive
- mobilizing
- muzzling
- outfitting
- putting in harness
- rendering useful
- rigging
- saddling
- securing
- strapping
- tackling
- taming
- tying
- utilizing
- yoking
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