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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Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, said Los Angeles needs to rein in its spending before bombarding voters with even more financial requests.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
When his last coalition collapsed in 2023 in a dispute over reining in migration, Rutte again leaned on that image, driving an old Saab station wagon to a royal palace to hand his resignation to King Willem-Alexander.
—Mike Corder, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Liberals have demanded that reforms to rein in ICE be included in the DHS bill, which as currently written would allow tens of billions of dollars to flow to the department while maintaining ICE’s $10 billion budget.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
By contrast, wait another decade and there will be no way to rein in spending or chronic disease.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
When his last coalition collapsed in 2023 in a dispute over reining in migration, Rutte again leaned on that image, driving an old Saab station wagon to a royal palace to hand his resignation to King Willem-Alexander.
—Mike Corder, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Liberals have demanded that reforms to rein in ICE be included in the DHS bill, which as currently written would allow tens of billions of dollars to flow to the department while maintaining ICE’s $10 billion budget.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
By contrast, wait another decade and there will be no way to rein in spending or chronic disease.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Rein in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rein%20in. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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