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Some materials, like old bricks and granite curbing, are being salvaged for reuse in future city projects.
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Nov. 2025
Friday’s suit is the latest in a series of First Amendment-violation cases brought against public U.S. universities for their curbing of pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the curbing of the release of economic data and the tight lipped-ness of local economists has made the Chinese economy much harder to read.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The popcorn man has his wagon driven close to the curbing, and is selling chewing gum, peanuts and pink popcorn.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 May 2024
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Nov. 2025
Friday’s suit is the latest in a series of First Amendment-violation cases brought against public U.S. universities for their curbing of pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the curbing of the release of economic data and the tight lipped-ness of local economists has made the Chinese economy much harder to read.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The popcorn man has his wagon driven close to the curbing, and is selling chewing gum, peanuts and pink popcorn.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 May 2024
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“Curbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curbing. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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curbing
noun
curb·ing
ˈkər-biŋ 
1
: the material for a curb
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