curfew
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TOKYO—The U.S. military in Okinawa said it would impose a monthlong curfew on serving personnel after a U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The city is still under nightly curfew, its more than three million residents still trying to sleep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
A 22:30 curfew was implemented that night to get the fans into the stadium early, ensuring they would not "descend on the stadium" just before the fight began.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Wembley operates under a strict 23:00 event curfew.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Ordinarily my uncles and cousins would have embraced us and talked, but everyone was too scared of being out after curfew to say anything more.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
Electronic monitoring is used by the Probation Service to track curfews and conditions of a court or prison order.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
They are required to buddy up and given curfews according to rank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Education minister Bridget Phillipson told broadcasters after the plan was unveiled that the voluntary element of the curfews could be changed if it was found too many teenagers were switching off the default settings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
After all the talk of curfews, investigations and who is friends with who, England are once again in must-win territory.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Some kids have curfews, or at least they do in TV shows.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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