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curfew

[kur-fyoo] / ˈkɜr fyu /
NOUN
late hour
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The midnight curfew was first imposed for the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka in January and the T20 World Cup that followed, both when Brook was captain.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

If you don’t count the military checkpoints, air-raid sirens or 11 p.m. curfew, you wouldn’t know Ukraine was at war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The mayor of Newark has imposed a curfew around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protesters and police.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

If we call the cops on teens violating a city curfew, it suggests a cavalier attitude toward the perils of the justice system.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

He must have a much more exciting life than I do if he misses curfew that often.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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