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 electrolyte surrounding the negative electrode contained glucose and active riboflavin, while the positive side used either potassium ferricyanide or oxygen.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Meanwhile, British sportswear brand Lonsdale’s blocky logo on T-shirts unintentionally contained a Nazi reference.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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In Brazil, methanol commerce is regulated by the government, restricted to industrial uses such as biodiesel production, solvents, and laboratory applications.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Harmful substances, such as alcohol and narcotics, are typically regulated and controlled.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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The bombers remained in a part of Venezuela’s flight information region, or FIR, that is international airspace, but controlled by the country’s aviation authority.—
Natasha Bertrand,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Minnesota controlled the play on that man advantage and on a second one a short time later, but failed to double the lead.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Yes, if your lease states that a fine will be charged for windows that are kept open during the winter.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Potted hardy hibiscus can be overwintered indoors and kept at 55ºF with three hours of direct full sunlight a day.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Greeley told the outlet that the agents restrained her, placing her hands behind her back and securing them with zip ties, before questioning her for about an hour.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The goal is to learn how Treg cells and other immune cells can be kept in equilibrium – strong enough to defend against infections and cancer yet restrained enough to prevent autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.—
Mitzi Nagarkatti,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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Britain has in recent months been hit by US tariffs targeting key export sectors and now faces the prospect of its steel sales to the EU — a major market — being curbed.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Hamas' top leadership has been assassinated, its fighting capacity severely curbed in Gaza.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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His production, measured by EPA per start on pass plays and QB rushes, ranks second among 33 qualifying quarterbacks (minimum three starts) this season, per TruMedia.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Elle Fanning, long overdue for Academy recognition, delivers what many consider her finest work yet — measured, devastating, revelatory.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Reined (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reined%20%28in%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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