tight rein
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As a result, companies are keeping a tight rein on hiring as part of an effort to keep their own costs down.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Jhye Richardson supported Payne with three wickets for 32 as the Scorchers kept a tight rein on the Sixers' scoring.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
It said it will remain agile to respond to changes in global trade and keep a tight rein on costs moving forward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
He doesn't have many tells, keeping his emotions under tight rein and his thoughts to himself.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025
Then my thoughts strayed to my parents, as they always did when I didn’t keep a tight rein on them.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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