curbing
Americannoun
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the material forming a curb, as along a street.
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curbstones collectively.
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a curb or a section of a curb.
noun
Etymology
Origin of curbing
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But curbing Right to Buy could take a long time to bear fruit, says Prof Tunstall.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
They’ll be watching Warsh’s press conference Wednesday for signs that the central bank has a strategy for curbing prices after more than five years of inflation above its 2% target.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
That deal was officially "aimed at assisting the authorities in securing mining sites, improving tax collection mechanisms and curbing cross-border smuggling of minerals", the group's report added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
One ambitious report published by the think tank floated the radical idea of curbing the credit-card swipe fees enforced at grocery stores.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
He had the gift of tapping into the rebellious streak of a kid like Jesse while simultaneously curbing and channeling it.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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