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.
Examples of rein in in a Sentence
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The same lawmakers who could not even agree on a highly restrictive medical marijuana proposal earlier this year have made no moves to rein in an essentially identical product.
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John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination | Amy Yurkanin, Al.com, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
President Biden is also under pressure to rein in the Israeli prime minister.
—CBS News, 14 Apr. 2024
What this means for the Fed A hotter-than-anticipated jobs report, combined with a recent batch of bumpy inflation data, could further complicate the Federal Reserve’s fight to rein in fast-rising prices, including potentially delaying rate cuts, Daco said.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The latest developments come amid intensifying scrutiny over the department’s attempts — and failures — to rein in deputy gangs.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Oil and pipeline projects have proven to be difficult political terrain for Mr. Biden, who campaigned on pledges to cut American reliance on fossil fuels in order to rein in climate change.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The European Commission has opened investigations into Google, Apple and Meta under a powerful new competition law that went into effect this month, in a signal of Brussels’s intention to move swiftly to rein in Big Tech.
—Eva Dou, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Now, new laws are being enacted to rein in dangerous street drugs and curb their use in public — a revival of the sort of policy President Richard Nixon initiated in 1971 to disrupt the international drug trade.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
In practice, this type of model has had mixed results and struggles to rein in the cost of health care.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination | Amy Yurkanin, Al.com, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
President Biden is also under pressure to rein in the Israeli prime minister.
—CBS News, 14 Apr. 2024
What this means for the Fed A hotter-than-anticipated jobs report, combined with a recent batch of bumpy inflation data, could further complicate the Federal Reserve’s fight to rein in fast-rising prices, including potentially delaying rate cuts, Daco said.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The latest developments come amid intensifying scrutiny over the department’s attempts — and failures — to rein in deputy gangs.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Oil and pipeline projects have proven to be difficult political terrain for Mr. Biden, who campaigned on pledges to cut American reliance on fossil fuels in order to rein in climate change.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The European Commission has opened investigations into Google, Apple and Meta under a powerful new competition law that went into effect this month, in a signal of Brussels’s intention to move swiftly to rein in Big Tech.
—Eva Dou, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Now, new laws are being enacted to rein in dangerous street drugs and curb their use in public — a revival of the sort of policy President Richard Nixon initiated in 1971 to disrupt the international drug trade.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
In practice, this type of model has had mixed results and struggles to rein in the cost of health care.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
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