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are curbing

  • present progressive of curb.

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Producers like Kuwait and Iraq are curbing production because of a lack of storage.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, fortunes are sliding again for low-wage and young workers, who are curbing spending and struggling to find jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2025

As those interest rates bite, employers are curbing hiring.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2023

But poultry is a mainstay of global diets, and culls are curbing supplies of products from eggs to foie gras, exacerbating the food inflation that’s hit consumer budgets this year.

From Seattle Times Dec. 27, 2022

And smaller manufacturers say large investments in automation technology are either unaffordable or imprudent when rising inflation and borrowing costs are curbing demand in China's key export markets.

From Reuters Nov. 21, 2022