rein
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"We will legislate for an independent regulation to rein these cowboys in," she said, announcing legislation for an independent watchdog of property agents.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Since my longtime therapist’s behavioral approach had already helped rein in my personality enough to quit smoking and drinking, and marry a great guy, I decided to try his suggestion.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
The move deals a blow to a grassroots coalition that included tribes, environmentalists and mountain bikers, some of whom have fought for decades to rein in logging at Jackson Demonstration State Forest in Mendocino County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
They say the real effect is to rein in deceptive car dealers who “bait and switch” shoppers with deals that are too good to be true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
When he tried to rein him in, the horse bolted, thrashing around like a hooked marlin.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Esparza, who officially takes the reins as president Thursday, could not immediately be reached for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Lynch takes the reins at the toy maker as it tries to lean in to Hollywood ambitions and become an entertainment company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
He had already handed over the reins as chief executive to hand-picked successor Greg Abel at the end of last year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
At Versace, Vitale was also the first non-family member to oversee design, taking the reins from Donatella Versace -- sister of founder Gianni Versace -- in April 2025.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Booth pulled himself up onto the black-legged bay mare with a white star on her forehead and grabbed the reins.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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"It's a very serious issue. It's a virus that's spread through society. Comedy, jokes and films have normalised swearing and it needs to be reined in," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
At the same time, the performance of the cars is also kept under consideration, and when rules change, this tends to be reined in a little, to ensure speeds do not get out of balance.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 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
That debate would have triggered a discussion about the cost of runaway benefits, which would have reined in the size of benefit checks long ago.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
The guard had reined up well behind them, at the bottom of the ridge.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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Researchers at OpenAI have warned that these records will be critical to reining in future superintelligent AIs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He also calls for reining in wasteful government spending while protecting essential social services like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It raises some reasonable questions therefore about how to balance reining in borrowing with protecting mildly better confidence?
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
But it would only take one of the big players to signal they are reining in their capital spending to change that.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
What Grandpa would of really enjoyed, haw, was the sight of Mr. Birdsong reining in the black horses pulling his ambulance-hearse just as our procession turned into the street!
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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