rein in
phrasal verb
reined in; reining in; reins in
1
: to limit or control (someone or something)
Congress must rein in spending.
You had better rein that kid in before she gets hurt.
2
: to make (an animal) stop by using reins
The rider reined in his horse.
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In the 1970s, Robert Bork, a former solicitor general, sought to rein in antitrust enforcers by directing their attention away from big companies and onto consumers of those companies’ products and services.
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Ashley Oliver, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2025
And while there is popular support for the notion of reining in federal spending—especially among Trump's voters—no one imagined that it would be done this haphazardly.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Amid skepticism that Wisconsin will rein in campaign spending, there may be some reason for optimism.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 28 Mar. 2025
The appeal is the latest instance of the administration urging the high court to rein in federal district judges who have blocked aspects of Trump’s agenda erected with executive power.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Oliver, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2025
And while there is popular support for the notion of reining in federal spending—especially among Trump's voters—no one imagined that it would be done this haphazardly.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Amid skepticism that Wisconsin will rein in campaign spending, there may be some reason for optimism.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 28 Mar. 2025
The appeal is the latest instance of the administration urging the high court to rein in federal district judges who have blocked aspects of Trump’s agenda erected with executive power.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Rein in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rein%20in. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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