curb
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One of the reforms includes a requirement for employers to offer guaranteed hours to casual workers in a bid to curb the use of zero-hours contracts.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Economists at ING forecast year-to-April profit growth of 15.5%, supported by Beijing’s efforts to curb excessive competition and price wars.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
But a tax attorney in Los Angeles, Andrew Gradman, wasn’t convinced the tax incentive was enough to curb a landlord’s appetite for the passive income of steady rent payments.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
It also called for urgent action to curb features it said were deliberately designed to drive excessive screen use among under-18s.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
He walks to the curb, pulls up the metal top of the trash can, and stuffs the garbage inside.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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