curbing

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Remind yourself: These aims are often shorthanded as curbing Iran’s nuclear and ballistic-missile ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

But doing so also unavoidably hurts the stock price by curbing growth.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Senators voted on Thursday to reject a resolution aimed at curbing Trump's authority, the latest in a series of failed attempts by Democrats to force an end to the conflict.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp, or TSMC, reported a forecast-beating 35% jump in revenue for the first three months of the year, a sign that the Iran war is not curbing AI chip demand.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

My preoccupation with curbing my impulses, my speech, my movements, my manner, my expressions had increased my anxiety.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright