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curfew

[kur-fyoo] / ˈkɜr fyu /
NOUN
late hour
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Five years after a military coup, they point out that they have held elections, installed a new government and ended Yangon's lingering 1:00 am to 3:00 am curfew.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

There will be a debate about whether a group of professional athletes should be placed under a curfew.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

I haven’t spoken to him since he caught me outside after curfew.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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