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 material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Imagine, though, that all the books ingested by LLM training sets only contained the information on the dust jackets.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Essential oils are not regulated for safety and potency by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).—
Emily Brown,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Minimal protections for football’s youngest players Experts argue that youth football is the least regulated of all.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
20 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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The measure has since been watered down and now requires children between the ages of 8 to 16, starting in 2027, to pass a five-step test to be considered properly restrained by a seat belt.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many of the building’s inhabitants, including children, were restrained and marched outside.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 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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Free transfers are the key currency in Fantasy Premier League, meaning any moves in the game have to be measured.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Gas prices, as measured by AAA, looked destined to break through the psychologically important $3-a-gallon level.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
23 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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