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 Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning following a rupture in North Dakota, with the resulting spill contained to an agricultural field near Fort Ransom.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025 -
The underlying challenge the editorial was hinting at was how any reform can be accomplished through governance mechanisms to contain growth which also respects some measure of individual choice for consumption.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Aside from crime, the advisory spotlights the dangers around jet skiing and boating in the Bahamas, noting that the boating industry is not well regulated and some watercraft are not licensed, which has led to injury and death.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2025
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Public health groups had already sued the FDA for not moving fast enough to review the products after the agency, in 2016, finalized rules for regulating them under the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Residents in the Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria areas are being asked to change their daily routines to help curb air pollution, following an Ozone Action Day declaration for Wednesday, April 9, by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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To curb emotional monitoring, work on trying to let go of the urge to predict or fix every emotional shift in your partner.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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They’re more geared toward controlling it, with uniform requirements that do more to hinder progress than protect the marketplace.—
Mary Anna Mancuso,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Tszyu looked poised and controlled in the early going of the contest.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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For theater lovers, the ever-changing lineup of new productions, revivals, and experimental pieces offers endless reasons to keep coming back.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Ink’s been careful about building a team that could champion her country presence while not keeping her pigeonholed in any one genre.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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The state’s strongest piece of evidence against Pratt was his DNA found on a roll of duct tape that was used to restrain the victims.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Hansi Flick was seen restraining the Brazilian, who headed down the tunnel clearly enraged.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Rein (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rein%20%28in%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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