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[rayn] / reɪn /




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So have efforts in some places to rein in property taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The United States, China and the European Union are taking different paths to govern artificial intelligence, as calls grow worldwide to rein in its most powerful systems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

"We will legislate for an independent regulation to rein these cowboys in," she said, announcing legislation for an independent watchdog of property agents.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Since my longtime therapist’s behavioral approach had already helped rein in my personality enough to quit smoking and drinking, and marry a great guy, I decided to try his suggestion.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Now she realized Percy was not making things better, and Annabeth wasn’t around to rein him in.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

The company then said JDE Peet’s boss Rafael Oliveira would lead the spinoff, but Oliveira left to take the reins at Dutch brewer Heineken.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Raiola, the backup, would take the reins of Oregon’s offense in Moore’s place, leading the Ducks to the doorstep of the goal line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

He had already handed over the reins as chief executive to hand-picked successor Greg Abel at the end of last year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

As one senior figure said: "He has a worldview which the last one didn't - he's clear what he wants and he's grabbed the reins of power."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Buttons was on the side, with Stacy holding his reins, of course.

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene

They joined remotely to warn about the dangerous scenarios that they see coming if an AI arms race doesn’t get reined in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"It's a very serious issue. It's a virus that's spread through society. Comedy, jokes and films have normalised swearing and it needs to be reined in," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

As so many staff left these labs and research centers after their projects were reined in or canceled, the upheaval is likely to linger, the scientists, many of them based in Boulder, warn.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

That debate would have triggered a discussion about the cost of runaway benefits, which would have reined in the size of benefit checks long ago.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026

The Cauldron-Born reined up suddenly; then, without a gesture, turned their horses and rode silently back toward the hills.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

He also calls for reining in wasteful government spending while protecting essential social services like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Social media giants face US$78 million fines if they fail to protect young users from harmful content, Australia's prime minister said Tuesday as he unveiled draft laws reining in big tech.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

It raises some reasonable questions therefore about how to balance reining in borrowing with protecting mildly better confidence?

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

“Warsh will probably talk tough about reining in inflation,” the senior economist and senior currency strategist says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Good,” Brullo said, reining his horse and surveying whoever had first returned.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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