as in to contain
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to rein in your spending, so you have some money left for saving
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Still, even as the memes become borderline unintelligible, Kirkslop contains an air of transgression that imbues the otherwise inane edits and images with perverse political undercurrents.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026 -
The group contains multiple doctors and lawyers.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
28 Apr. 2026
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This depth helps retain moisture, suppress weeds, and regulate soil temperature without restricting airflow.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
2 May 2026
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The door opened for college athletes to profit from NIL in 2020 after a pair of lawsuits favored Division 1 athletes and the NCAA began regulating it.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Lawyers and doctors can lose their licenses to practice, insider traders can be barred from the financial industry, public officials stripped of committee assignments, and dangerous speeding drivers should have their bad habit curbed.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Your wife won’t curb this bad habit until she’s forced to do so.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Carly is cool, calm, controlled, and precise.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Yura’s nemeses, who are part of her elderly father’s underwater court, seem to be after her magical flute, an ancient device that controls their kingdom’s dragon.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Though the start of the pandemic soon after halted her momentum, DeVaux kept at it, eventually taking the Breeder’s Cup in 2024.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Your ability to adapt keeps the energy alive.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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These measures accomplished these goals by granting this body extraordinary powers to restrain development.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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One grabbed an arm and held it behind his back, another raised the man’s other arm above his head, while a third restrained his ankles, according to the video.—
Darrell Smith
May 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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“Rein (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rein%20%28in%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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