as in contained
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 oldest ice contained in Weißseespitze dates back roughly 6,000 years to the mid-Holocene, a warm period following the close of the last global ice age.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
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The object, which also contained nuts and bolts, extinguished itself without harming anyone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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But defense is heavily regulated by international humanitarian law and weapons testing standards, which in theory should also address the use of artificial intelligence.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Electricity supplies are mostly regulated at the state level and managed across regions, using market structures that vary across the country.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The exceptions would be Florida and Texas, where Republicans have controlled the state legislatures for decades.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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But if the rate of growth in broad money is controlled, then higher spending on oil and gasoline will be offset by lower spending on other items, restraining overall inflation.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The average stay there is only nine days, according to ICE data, but some detainees have been kept for months amid court cases or logistical issues related to deportation.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The third-year swingman hasn’t totaled less than 17 points in his last eight games and kept the fireworks going against the Heat.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The officers who restrained him are not seen providing medical care immediately after he's removed from the vehicle.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The yellow pops and Nike’s designers may have, for once, restrained themselves in the design.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The treasurer’s office under Russell has put more funds into private and domestic markets and curbed reliance on investment managers who receive large fees for their work.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Crude oil surged as much as 29%, the biggest intraday move since April 2020, as more Gulf producers curbed production and Iran named the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as its new supreme leader.—
Nasteho Said,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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But his candid portrayal of challenges and tech goals on Thursday was far more measured in tone.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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His second outing for the house, however, which took place on Sunday, felt more measured, shifting the focus toward tailoring while still playing with sculptural silhouettes.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Reined (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reined%20%28in%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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