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.
Examples of rein in in a Sentence
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Since gaining control of Manchester United’s football operations, Ratcliffe has sought to rein in costs, including canceling corporate credit cards for senior executives and ending a relaxed work-from-home policy.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 20 June 2024
Its remarkable that Nintendo is able to remain extremely profitable and backfill the end of the Switch’s life with fresh and surprising titles while other consoles struggle to rein in expenses.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
When advocates of expanding U.S. antitrust laws to rein in Big Tech failed to pass reforms through Congress when Democrats held full control of the government from 2021 to 2023, the Biden administration took up the fight in its regulatory federal agencies.
—Jessica Melugin, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
But almost from the outset, corporations knew that recycling probably wouldn’t work to rein in waste, multiple investigations have shown.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 9 June 2024
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 20 June 2024
Its remarkable that Nintendo is able to remain extremely profitable and backfill the end of the Switch’s life with fresh and surprising titles while other consoles struggle to rein in expenses.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
When advocates of expanding U.S. antitrust laws to rein in Big Tech failed to pass reforms through Congress when Democrats held full control of the government from 2021 to 2023, the Biden administration took up the fight in its regulatory federal agencies.
—Jessica Melugin, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
But almost from the outset, corporations knew that recycling probably wouldn’t work to rein in waste, multiple investigations have shown.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 9 June 2024
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“Rein in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rein%20in. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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