rein in
phrasal verb
reined in; reining in; reins in
1
: to limit or control (someone or something)
Congress must rein in spending.
You had better rein that kid in before she gets hurt.
2
: to make (an animal) stop by using reins
The rider reined in his horse.
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State price gouging rules took effect Jan. 7 once Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency and are supposed to rein in rental costs.
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Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Far from opting to rein in its zanier impulses, the creators of the Like a Dragon franchise are yet again pursuing cartoon silliness with the introduction of pirates into its irreverent take on yakuza fiction.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
His daughter, who took the party reins in 2011, kicked him out.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The extra computing resources do significantly increase these chips' power usage, though their power levels are still reined in quite a bit compared to the desktop versions of the chips.
—Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Far from opting to rein in its zanier impulses, the creators of the Like a Dragon franchise are yet again pursuing cartoon silliness with the introduction of pirates into its irreverent take on yakuza fiction.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
His daughter, who took the party reins in 2011, kicked him out.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The extra computing resources do significantly increase these chips' power usage, though their power levels are still reined in quite a bit compared to the desktop versions of the chips.
—Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Rein in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rein%20in. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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