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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

In fact, slightly more people described themselves as “a financial risk-taker” in December 2008 than three months earlier, even as they had already reined in the risks they were willing to take.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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 Knight of Flowers reined up at the end of the lists.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin