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In addition to those companies shifting production out of China, 12% said they were curbing capital investment there.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2023

Board members told Reid they were curbing her personnel authority, as often occurs with other outgoing chief executives.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2022

Half of households cut back on energy usage over the spring, while a third were curbing their spending on food and other staples.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2022

Barkindo said the Chinese lockdowns were curbing demand.

From Reuters • May 5, 2022

He paused, and his voice became slower and much harder, as though he were curbing his feelings with iron.

From The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest by Liljencrantz, Ottilie A. (Ottilia Adelina)