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curfews

  • plural
    of curfew.
    curfew
    noun
    an order establishing a specific time in the evening after which certain regulations apply, especially that no civilians or other specified group of unauthorized persons may be outdoors or that places of public assembly must be closed.

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Most teenagers would opt out of a UK government plan to impose social media curfews on older teenagers, according to a poll published Friday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Education minister Bridget Phillipson told broadcasters after the plan was unveiled that the voluntary element of the curfews could be changed if it was found too many teenagers were switching off the default settings.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Electronic monitoring, also known as tagging, is used in England and Wales as a way of monitoring curfews and conditions of a court or prison order.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Starmer said the U.K. was also considering overnight curfews and curbs for scrolling content on feeds for under 18s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

These days I had rules that hadn’t existed before: curfews . . . visiting hours.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer