rein
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"We're going to encourage it, not rein it in," he told the UN General Assembly.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The United Nations rights chief called Monday for countries and "frontier" artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned posed "unprecedented risks".
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
“We wanted to drive adoption, so in the beginning it was free rein for everyone. And now companies are figuring out that ‘hey, we should be more responsible.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Bills advanced by the Senate and Assembly aim to rework California’s climate spending, close an environmental review loophole and rein in electricity rates, among other efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
We both lurch forward a little bit as Wilf snaps the rein on his oxen.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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Thriller author Lucy Foley was given the reins to the character, after promising to not make her young or give her a boyfriend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
If the relationship is worth saving, I’d maybe take the financial reins.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Apple unveiled its long-awaited first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, on Wednesday, at the company's first launch event since CEO John Ternus took the reins on September 1.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The former shipping scion took over the reins from the last British Governor Chris Patten in July 1997 when the UK handed Hong Kong back to China, ending more than 150 years of British control.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He flicks the reins, barking a not-so-happy laugh.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Watch: "Great" or "alarming" - Should AI be reined in?
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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
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
It was dawn when the two horsemen reined in at the hilltop.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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It raises some reasonable questions therefore about how to balance reining in borrowing with protecting mildly better confidence?
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“Warsh will probably talk tough about reining in inflation,” the senior economist and senior currency strategist says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The central bank has had to shift its focus to reining in another surge in inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Any indication that a cloud giant like Microsoft is reining in their capital expenditures could lead to a selloff for some of these spending beneficiaries’ shares.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Good,” Brullo said, reining his horse and surveying whoever had first returned.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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