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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a curbing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a physical barrier or restriction, often in the context of controlling or limiting something.
Example: "The city installed a curbing along the road to prevent vehicles from veering off the path."
Alternatives: "a barrier" or "a restriction".
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Yet a curbing of unpaid internships would be a real blow to Britain's entrenched class system.
For those whose lives have changed significantly, the most concrete alteration has been a curbing of their movement and spending.
Perhaps ultimately legal actions will lead to a curbing of sites with no redeeming values that incite violence.
Real GDP rose by over 12% in 2007, thanks to a surge in foreign investment, a liberalisation programme and a curbing of once-endemic corruption.
"We're not sure if it is a tire problem or a curbing problem at this point," an engineer said to Vettel.
November's Docklands Light Railway stoppage anticipated their limitations as a curbing device and the whole "crack down" approach ignores the positive connection between union representation and staff morale.
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Fell off a curb.
Then I sat on a curb, dazed.
Others slouched, like jellyfish, on a curb.
Finally, he dove against a curb.
At a curb, he allowed a truck to pass.
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