curbed
Example Sentences
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And while the West African outbreak was curbed, after two years, with vaccines, experts have warned Bundibugyo has no vaccine or known treatment.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
India's central bank has already poured billions of dollars to stabilise the currency, curbed speculative trading and offered a special credit line to oil importers to ease dollar demand.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
However, East Asian refineries rely heavily on supplies of crude oil from the Middle East, which have been restricted by the war – and that has curbed the amount of jet fuel available for export.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Even among Joyce’s allies, there was the belief, in the words of one, that “the will of the artist may need to be sometimes curbed by the direct censorship of the people.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
But he curbed it, I think, as a resolute rider would curb a rearing steed.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
