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動詞

rein in (三人称単数 現在形 reins in, 現在分詞 reining in, 過去形および過去分詞形 reined in)

1. To stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins
2. (figuratively) To stop or slow something, by exercising control.

   The government has no other option than to rein in public spending.

   • 2023 January 23, Isabella Simonetti, quoting Daniel Ek, “Spotify to Lay Off 6% of Its Work Force”, in The New York Times‎^[1], ISSN 0362-4331:

     “As you are well aware, over the last few months we’ve made a considerable effort to rein in costs, but it simply hasn’t been enough,” Daniel Ek, Spotify’s chief executive, said in a note to employees on Monday.