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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Carter’s willingness to tackle the politically perilous task of trying to rein in health care costs offers a template for the kind of leadership and focus needed to address the health care system’s enduring flaws in 2024.
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Guian McKee / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
China’s campaign to rein in the debt-laden property sector has had drastic consequences.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
In 2020, for example, UN Secretary-General António Guterres thanked Trump for his engagement with UN initiatives and wished him a swift recovery from COVID-19, even as the president had sought to rein in U.S. financial contributions to the UN.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Those focusing on the expansive AI Alignment problem are generally of the view that one means of trying to rein in AI from such abomination would be via the infusing of a suitably safe purpose, see my extensive scrutiny at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Guian McKee / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
China’s campaign to rein in the debt-laden property sector has had drastic consequences.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
In 2020, for example, UN Secretary-General António Guterres thanked Trump for his engagement with UN initiatives and wished him a swift recovery from COVID-19, even as the president had sought to rein in U.S. financial contributions to the UN.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Those focusing on the expansive AI Alignment problem are generally of the view that one means of trying to rein in AI from such abomination would be via the infusing of a suitably safe purpose, see my extensive scrutiny at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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