rein in
Example Sentences
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It also, though, showed a simple possible way to rein in the president’s ability to overreach in his war-making power.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
At the same time, live events seem to have stayed steady despite a prolonged period of reduced consumer sentiment, during which media companies typically get hammered as customers seek to rein in spending.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
In recent years, public companies, which account for the bulk of U.S. production, have been asked by Wall Street to rein in spending and instead return cash to shareholders via buybacks and dividends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
There are now more than a dozen similar bills winding through statehouses from Olympia, Wash., to Albany, N.Y., as legislators try to rein in a practice the majority of Americans see as dangerous and corrosive.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
“I know it is enjoyable to be out-of-doors, Beowulf, but you must try to rein in the howling, or you will get all the dogs in the county started—oh, my!”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
