curbed

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Blue Owl Capital Income and Technology Income funds curbed redemptions after receiving 21.9% and 40.7% withdrawal requests, respectively.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Almost 30 states have curbed or outlawed “therapy” that seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity—that is, to make them stop being gay, bisexual, or transgender.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

His rise to office may have curbed our craving for more of his relatives, however.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Though other types of drone attack persisted, SpaceX’s move, which Musk touted on his X social-media platform, curbed the latest battlefield advantage for Moscow at a critical moment in the four-year war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

But he curbed it, I think, as a resolute rider would curb a rearing steed.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë