as in to contain
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to rein in your spending, so you have some money left for saving
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The recalled product is a 300 gram pack of chocolate chip cookies, which contain undeclared almonds.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Trump upon taking office pardoned people convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection, many of whom had pleaded guilty or been convicted or defacing or damaging the Capitol, which itself is a National Historic Landmark and contains multiple statues and other displays.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump leveraged the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which grants the president broad authority to regulate a multitude of economic transactions including trade with other countries following the declaration of a national emergency.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Feb. 2025
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These rules would have allowed the FCC to regulate how internet service providers are able to allocate data speeds, requiring them to treat all internet traffic equally, regardless of purpose.—
Donald Kimball,
National Review,
2 Feb. 2025
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According to Merchant, efforts to curb air pollution from factories in countries like China also had the side effect of cutting back reflective aerosols.—
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey / Grist,
Popular Science,
30 Jan. 2025
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Cheryl Hines is curbing those RFK Jr. split rumors – again.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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The group and its allies currently control 53 seats in Lebanon’s 128-member parliament, enough to sway important decisions.—
Hanin Ghaddar,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Feb. 2025
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Mexico's agreement: Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country would send 10,000 National Guard troops to its northern border to help control the flow of migrants and drugs into the U.S.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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But persistent jitters about long-term uncertainty kept stocks from having a positive day.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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As participants ate and drank their way through the three days, researchers kept close tabs on their oral and gut microbiota.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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From United’s perspective, the January plan was to lose players deemed at odds with the culture, add a left wing-back, and stay financially restrained ahead of the summer, when a long-term centre-forward can be recruited.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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He was dehydrated and exhausted when he was fished out of the ocean after landing, having spent several hours restrained in his couch.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Rein (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rein%20%28in%29. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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