as in regulating
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to curb your curiosity when it comes to your neighbors' business
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Recent Examples of curbing
In 2023, the Move Forward Party campaigned on curbing royal powers, though efforts to reform Thailand’s draconian royal defamation law, known as lèse-majesté or Article 112, were deemed unconstitutional and led to the party’s dissolution by the Constitutional Court.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
For instance, the tool’s training data draw largely from bulk tissue datasets, curbing its reliability in rare cell types or specific developmental stages, notes Christina Leslie, a computational biologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
The restriction is part of a broader raft of measures aimed at curbing federal immigration enforcement in the state.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
India has made progress on curbing buys of Russian crude, but still has work to do to satisfy US concerns.
—Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
For instance, the tool’s training data draw largely from bulk tissue datasets, curbing its reliability in rare cell types or specific developmental stages, notes Christina Leslie, a computational biologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
The restriction is part of a broader raft of measures aimed at curbing federal immigration enforcement in the state.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
India has made progress on curbing buys of Russian crude, but still has work to do to satisfy US concerns.
—Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
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The bill wouldn’t legalize the practice or set up an oversight structure regulating it, as the state did with marijuana and Nevada has done with prostitution in several counties.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, sprouted whole grain bread is significantly higher in blood pressure-regulating minerals, such as magnesium, than bread made with refined white flour.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
17 Feb. 2026
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In April 2025, Dane announced he had been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive disease that attacks nerve cells controlling muscles throughout the body.—
Maria Sherman,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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That said, our primary focus for aligning the organization with our long-term goals remains disciplined workforce management, meaning prioritizing voluntary departures while carefully controlling recruitment for replacements and new roles.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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In this study, P-free and P-containing glasses and glass ceramics were synthesized and evaluated using various analytical methods to clarify the influence of P addition on the glass structure and state of P after crystallization.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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The dish gets all of its flavor from a rice mixture containing onions, peppers, tomatoes, and bacon that roasts in the pan alongside the chicken.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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For families Families are welcome and kids seem rather well behaved, keeping the with the resort’s chill vibe.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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The quote was apt considering that after her win — her first medal since scoring a silver in the combined at the 2018 games in Pyeongchang following an 0-8 string of loses at the Winter Games — Shiffrin talked about pushing away the criticism and keeping her eyes on the prize.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Legislature should focus on lowering costs by delivering permanent property tax relief, restraining state and local spending, cutting red tape that drives up housing and energy costs, and expanding reliable energy production to keep utilities affordable.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Hassett also cited rising productivity stemming from artificial intelligence improvements that is restraining businesses' need to hire.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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The big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton, for example, uses ice-bath plunges to rehearse suppressing panic and practice self-calming.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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But Vance’s false accusations at last year’s conference – that Europe is suppressing freedom of speech and democracy, and facing civilizational decline – are now enshrined in US national security strategy.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Curbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curbing. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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