Curb
Curb verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Press
Press verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Usage example: pressed us to go with them to the school board meeting
Common collocations
| character | curb character | press character |
Both words in one sentence
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Curb-Stomp Battle: Typical after Nocturne, the press turn system makes almost every battle this for both sides, either you crush the enemies without even allowing them to attack you once, or they kill half your characters in a single turn.
Source: Franchise / Shin Megami Tensei - Curb-Stomp Battle: As explained in this story, whenever a game that is being shown to the press at a convention requires two or more people, these extra players are QA testers.
Source: Webcomic / The Trenches
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