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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Between 2018 and 2022, more than two-thirds of cases of female breast cancer were diagnosed at a localized stage, meaning the cancer was contained to the breast, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
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Safdie may have found a new way to make a sports drama, one that relies less on the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat and more on all that is contained in the ambivalent middle.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The brokerage provides the ability to trade prediction-market contracts in the US through partnerships with Kalshi and ForecastEx, which are regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Former Biden administration officials issued executive orders that regulated AI in part based on concerns that AGI is on the horizon.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Sep. 2025
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Whitmer established the universal meals program when Democrats controlled both chambers of the Michigan Legislature.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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As Kering and Valentino restructure, the current ownership of the couture house, controlled by Mayhoola, will not change before 2028 at the earliest — an amendment to their shareholders’ agreement, inked at the time of Kering’s acquisition of a stake in Valentino in 2023.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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The 2-year-old appears to have gotten out into the backyard and opened a kennel where two Rottweilers were being kept, allowing the dogs to get out and attack him, the Valdosta Police Department said in a statement.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Arsenal kept the ball for another minute and quietened the home crowd to get a better feel for the game.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk scored a 92nd-minute winner during the game at Anfield and Simeone subsequently had to be restrained by multiple stewards and Atletico coaches after appearing to be angered by home supporters sitting near the dugout.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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His arms were restrained to the bed and his feet were shackled together at the ankles.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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When originality is great, and word of mouth is brilliant, and the marketing engines are in force, the creme rises to the top, again and again, even in a theatrical landscape that’s curbed by streaming.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Sep. 2025
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Aryna Sabalenka curbed her natural instincts to beat Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-6(3) in an absorbing women’s final, before Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner contested their third Grand Slam final in a row — a record in the Open Era of men’s tennis.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Religiousness was measured by responses to questions about the importance of religion, religious attendance, frequency of prayer and belief in God.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Bills are averaging 33 points a game and have the league’s best offense measured by EPA.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
2 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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