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rein

noun as in restraint, control

verb as in restrain, control

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Meanwhile, a stronger U.S. dollar weighs on investor appetite after Fed chair Powell warned investors need to rein in expectations for a December rate cut.

The technology exists in a legally gray area, but existing copyright and trademark laws could rein in those making and sharing videos that use celebrities’ likeness, brands or other protected works, intellectual-property lawyers say.

De la Faverie, who took the reins at the start of the year, was appointed to turn the company around.

After hustling for decades to get to the big stage, Zaslav, 65, isn’t ready to relinquish the reins.

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I’ll tell you this, my therapist definitely has told me to pull back the reins.

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