rein
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It isn’t yet entirely clear who regulates prediction markets and how, and markets have regularly clashed with state officials trying to rein them in.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Since then, there have been several efforts by California lawmakers to rein in AI-generated advertising.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
In Calarasi, many people blame politicians across the political spectrum for failing to rein in inflation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Meta Platforms might not be the first Big Tech company to rein in AI spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
I had to rein him back down to a walk twice before he resigned himself to it.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
“I’m normally Type A, so to give the reins up has been a little bit freeing,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Okuda took the reins of the struggling firm in 1995 as the first person from outside the founding family in decades, and pushed innovative products such as the RAV4 and Prius.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Any talk of changing the rules, salary cap or otherwise, to put reins on this kind of success would propagate underperformance and penalize this fascinating culture of constant improvement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
You might recognize my name from previous newsletters and stories, but starting Aug. 4 I’ll be in your inbox every Tuesday as I officially take the reins as Don’t Short Yourself’s regular writer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
He was up on the board again with the reins in his hand.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
At least 43 migrants died in the chaos, and daily life and commerce in the city of Ceuta shut down as disorder reined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
As so many staff left these labs and research centers after their projects were reined in or canceled, the upheaval is likely to linger, the scientists, many of them based in Boulder, warn.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
The winter resort of Trojena in the mountains of the north west has also been reined in.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Chanel Robinson achieved exactly what the gold rush of blockbuster weight-loss drugs promised: She lost nearly 100 pounds, lowered her cholesterol to normal levels and reined in her polycystic ovary syndrome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
He reined up, the horse rising and kicking the air.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
The central bank has had to shift its focus to reining in another surge in inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
“We spend a lot of time, you know, reining in clients and just being cautious.”
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
The backdrop of turmoil in the Gulf and a global bond market rout has led to a reining in of Burnham's plans for reform in this area at this time.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Garfield’s work with Roosevelt on reining in corporations is instructive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The tone of his voice was curiously flat, as if he were reining himself in.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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