curbing
Example Sentences
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Martin Hewitt, tasked with curbing Channel crossings, said more than 4,000 disruptions against smuggling gangs had taken place since his unit was set up, including seizing cash and convicting key players.
From BBC
New Yorkers swept Mamdani into office on the basis of an ambitious affordability agenda that includes curbing soaring rents, expanding free child care and creating a free bus system.
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs said the arrests were part of an operation aimed at curbing illegal immigration and visa abuse.
Sheinbaum regularly boasts of her administration’s success in curbing violent crime, especially homicides, down by more than one-third since she took office last year, according to official figures.
From Los Angeles Times
Kast recently recalled how his political rivals, who have also called for curbing illegal immigration, once mocked his proposal to build trenches to stop migrants.
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