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Software giant Oracle on Tuesday started laying off workers as it looks to rein in costs and double down on artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“One of the things I knew going into the project is that we weren’t going to have free rein access to them at every minute, every second of their time in Los Angeles,” he said.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

The government worked to rein in Wall Street, from trustbusting to the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1932, which split investment banking from commercial banking.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

That marked the second increase this year and investor bets have shifted toward another rate rise in May as officials battle to rein in price pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

A new “facilitator” takes over the therapy group to help rein things in, and keep the therapy rodeo from being overly traumatic to impressionable young minds.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman