curb
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Measures have been imposed by the regulators to try and curb excessive volatility, and they were triggered both on the way down Monday and then again on the way back up again Tuesday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Obesity jabs curb appetite and make you feel fuller for longer, so you eat much less and shed weight.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
By requiring traders to hold more capital to back their positions, the idea was to curb reckless trading and reduce the risk of costly blowups.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
It’s part of an ambitious effort to curb the diseases the insects spread.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
When the bus pulled away from the curb, something across the street caught her eye.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Vocabulary lists containing curb
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