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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reining
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The idea of curbing Wall Street’s role in housing isn’t new.—
Yun Li, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
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Vaccinating children also helped protect pregnant women by curbing the spread of infection.—
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No other employees involved in the altercation were fired, including the worker seen restraining the woman on the ground.—
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Arab governments eager to turn the page on years of upheaval see Washington as the only power capable—if rarely willing—of restraining a bellicose Israel.—
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Some Fed officials are balking at further cuts while inflation remains above the central bank’s 2% target.—
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Progressive Democrats are balking, citing a lack of clarity on healthcare subsidies.—
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Florida laws are constraining the choice of residents to install their own solar generation and storage capabilities.—
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Electricity, which was abundant enough to be taken for granted, now looks like the bottleneck constraining everything from data centers to manufacturing.—
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DeFoor was set to appear in federal court later Tuesday on federal charges of damaging government property, engaging in physical violence against any person or property in a restricted building or grounds, and assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.—
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DeFoor also faces federal charges of damaging government property, engaging in physical violence against any person or property in a restricted building or grounds, and assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.—
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This left the country without a regular budget for next year and is hampering plans for long-overdue structural reforms and decisions on use of EU support funds.—
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Decades-old grids in the US are hampering new energy rollouts, and Spain’s huge blackout in April was blamed on an aged system unable to cope with power swings.—
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Supporters of recent state AI regulations said the measures will address potential threats to public safety and personal privacy, and to counter any mendacious actions created by AI, while not hindering innovation.—
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Troconis is serving a 14½ year prison sentence following a trial that ended with her conviction on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, tampering with evidence, hindering prosecution and additional conspiracy charges.—
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This can involve checking crawl spaces, your home’s foundation, around windows and doors, and under the eaves of your home for small holes and filling them up with spray foam or steel wool.—
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In some cases, the strategy can cost more than checking a bag.—
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“Reining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reining. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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