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[reyn] / reɪn /




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Middle and lower-income households are facing the most pressure, and until the war ends, “they will have little choice but to rein in their spending, weighing further on the sagging economy.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

When Altman was abruptly fired by the OpenAI board just before Thanksgiving in 2023, one of the reasons cited by board member Ilya Sutskever was Altman’s inability to rein in Brockman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Now, some campaign finance reformers think they’ve found a state-level reform that can rein in this spending.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

The majority dismissed Hamm as improvidently granted, sparing the life of the defendant, Joseph Smith, and rejecting Alabama’s request for freer rein to execute intellectually disabled people.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

They drew rein in Sparta before the lordly dwelling, a house far more splendid than either young man had ever seen.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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