rein

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“One of the things I knew going into the project is that we weren’t going to have free rein access to them at every minute, every second of their time in Los Angeles,” he said.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

The government worked to rein in Wall Street, from trustbusting to the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1932, which split investment banking from commercial banking.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It’s going to take more time, Naaman said, to expose all of the risks and know how to rein them in.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

A superintendent assigned to the case gives George free rein to pursue his theories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Downcast, he gave Melynlas rein and made little effort to guide the stallion.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander