rein in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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By escaping that category, climate change is making it harder to rein in inflation, even if it doesn’t appear on the agendas of economic conferences dominated by faster-moving risks like AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Usually, spreads don’t rise this much, except at year-end when banks prefer to rein in their balance sheets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Overall, the capability gap between top U.S. models and those built by Chinese companies has narrowed significantly, and use of Chinese AI systems has surged as businesses seek to rein in runaway costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
There is strong global interest in whether Australia's laws could provide a blueprint for how to rein in increasingly powerful tech giants.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
I could feel that he was trying to rein in our independence.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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