rein in

verb

1. (adverb) to stop (a horse) by pulling on the reins

Example Sentences

Beijing has launched a campaign to rein in production and head off spiraling price wars, weighing on near-term economic growth.

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The country faces EU pressure to rein in its deficit and debt, and it was the fight over cost-cutting measures that toppled Lecornu's two predecessors.

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Joe Young of Mercer Advisors is having his clients in the Washington, D.C., area think about reining in spending over a three-month time horizon.

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Global competition regulators have long struggled to rein in the world’s largest technology companies under existing antitrust rules, partly due to how rapidly digital products and markets evolve.

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Neither protests nor Iranian escalation would cause him to rein in Israel.

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Related Words

• abate 
• curb 
• curtail 
• decelerate 
• decrease 
• diminish 
• hinder 
• impede 
• lag 
• lessen 
• moderate 
• reduce 
• relax 
• retard 
• slacken 
• stall 
• temper