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curbed

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1. curbed - Adjective

2. curbed - Verb

Meaning

of Curb

Source: Webster's dictionary

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But when she curbed the freedom of press during the emergency, I withdrew my support. Indira Gandhi had the habit of snubbing whoever opposed her. She was waiting for a chance to snub me. I never gave her the chance as I never met her after that. Khushwant Singh

I may neither choose who I would, nor refuse who I dislike; so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father. William Shakespeare

Commercials on television are similar to sex and taxes; the more talk there is about them, the less likely they are to be curbed. Jack Gould

In fairness, Latin America's elected civilian leaders have made progress in some areas. They have brought their countries back to international respectability, curbed flagrant human rights violations, and sought to build democratic political institutions. Stephen Kinzer

After major accidents at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1957 Mille Miglia the power of sports cars was curbed with a 3-litre engine capacity limit applied to them in the World Championship from 1958. Source: Internet

Apart from the impact on health care, the national emergency also curbed the rights to declare a strike and organise peaceful gatherings. Source: Internet

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