rein

Example Sentences

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Over the past year, demand for healthcare workers has quietly propped up the labor market as other sectors reined in hiring or even shed jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some analysts have been fretting about the market for ride-hailing and food delivery as consumers rein in spending and robo-taxis threaten to disrupt the industry.

From Barron's

At a loss for words, he just nodded while Glory tried to rein in Orion.

From Literature

I realized I’d have to let some of it out so I could rein the rest of it in and get control of my insides again.

From Literature

“Policy permanency is a more effective driver of long-term economic growth, but we’ll see. She is a political rock star in Japan and will have free rein for now.”

From Barron's