rein
noun
Often a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
are reining
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present progressiveof rein.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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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
Walmart, which continues to dominate by offering deals to pinched consumers, said middle- and low-income shoppers are reining in spending and putting fewer discretionary items in their carts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2025
As new economic policies, including those around tariffs, create more unease among businesses, companies are reining in costs while also being pickier about whom they hire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2025
He noted that several European countries, including Sweden, England and Finland, are reining in such procedures for children.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2023
Kenyan conservationists are reining in programmes, and in Germany a zoo warned they might have to feed animals to each other if funding dried up.
From Reuters ● Apr. 23, 2020
