curb
A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand).
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“What one city or municipality does is impacting everybody,” says state Rep. Megan Egbert, a Democrat. “If [cities] set these unrealistic lot sizes, trying to curb growth in that area, all that does is displace people…
last week i dreamed that a tree limb fell next to my house. walked Blair down down the block and saw a tree limb that fell on a curb..
🎯 PP is a “barking up a tree” career politician And the core of the conservatives are heavily MAGA tainted, and should be kicked to the curb
My advice to curb the risk (or feeling) of being annoying: -Don't start with politics. Ask how your friends are doing first. -Take a more curious/conversational approach to politics. "x happened, I wonder how that wil…
2026-05-05 14:59:34 - Hungarian Central Bank Governor Varga: Positive real interest rates will help curb inflation.
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A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand).
““What one city or municipality does is impacting everybody,” says state Rep. Megan Egbert, a Democrat. “If [cities] set these unrealistic lot sizes, trying to curb growth in that area, all that does is displace people further away from resources.””
— Bluesky· May 2026“My advice to curb the risk (or feeling) of being annoying: -Don't start with politics. Ask how your friends are doing first. -Take a more curious/conversational approach to politics. "x happened, I wonder how that will impact y, what do you think?" or even "Did you hear about x?"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If there are any Scorpios in Brooklyn….Kid #1 kicked my impulse buy to the curb.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yes — It is a serious 🧐 problem HHS Launches MAHA Action Plan to Curb Psychiatric Overprescribing”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh & an acquaintance sliced her Achilles tendon on a broken bottle carrying a bag of recyclables to the curb post-party”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
She maintains that the internet should face similar curbs to TV because young people are increasingly living online. "It's totally different, someone at Google watching the video from the comfort of their office in San Francisco to someo…
“last week i dreamed that a tree limb fell next to my house. walked Blair down down the block and saw a tree limb that fell on a curb..”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🎯 PP is a “barking up a tree” career politician And the core of the conservatives are heavily MAGA tainted, and should be kicked to the curb”
— Bluesky· May 2026“2026-05-05 14:59:34 - Hungarian Central Bank Governor Varga: Positive real interest rates will help curb inflation.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“they are going to get kicked to the curb and they have no mandate to do this, raping the country without our consent”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Freaks and Geeks Mad Men Breaking Bad Better Call Saul ER The Office All in the Family M*A*S*H Batman Star Trek Leave it to Beaver The Boys The Sopranos Newhart Curb Your Enthusiasm”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(figurative) Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
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