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
Concerns that El Nino could curb output in India and Thailand next season added to supply concerns and bolstered prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"We are simply saying that we have to proactively monitor their impacts to be able to curb them, to be able to control them before it's too late."
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Al-Hashimi became a polyglot — speaking English, Farsi and Armenian — in part to curb the effects of a seizure disorder on her temporal lobe, which is crucial for language comprehension.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Once everyone is in the car, and Mom has verified that we’ve all buckled our seat belts, we pull away from the curb.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Vocabulary lists containing curb
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