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rein

[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

But others allow the companies free rein, according to state regulators.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 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

This was the rope I’d rein him with.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson




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