Control and direct with or as if by reins.
1 The company did, however, talk about its plans to rein in expenses.
2 Trump has pressed China to help rein in North Korea's nuclear program.
3 Sánchez had urged Torra to rein in those responsible for the violence.
4 Global investors are closely monitoring U.S. efforts to rein in budget deficits.
5 China, which has long struggled to rein in corruption, is no exception.
6 A push to rein in expenses appears to be working, analysts said.
7 Critics fault the president for failing to rein in the BBS' activities.
8 Vectes was a much looser, more free-range animal, impossible to rein in .
9 Jackson took steps to rein in Stone's behavior early in the case.
10 The government says it is taking steps to rein in the militia.
11 She gave a cry of astonishment and dropped the rein in dismay.
12 Could game theory help us rein in our impacts on the climate?
13 U.S. officials want China to do more to rein in its ally.
14 The driver drew rein in a west-side street off lower Seventh Avenue.
15 It was designed to rein in healthcare costs under Obama's healthcare law.
16 Such a rate would reinforce Beijing's vow to rein in price rises.
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