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rein

noun as in restraint, control

verb as in restrain, control

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Rowley, 75, served as prime minister from 2015 to March of this year, when he announced he was stepping down and handing the reins of power to the 50-year-old energy minister, Stuart Young.

From BBC

So far, the party's senators and representatives have virtually given Trump free rein to do whatever he likes.

From BBC

Economic uncertainty prompted by regulatory changes such as tariffs and shifts in immigration policies are also driving businesses to rein in costs.

They said the justices should rein in federal district judges and limit their power to make nationwide rulings.

It underscores how the U.S. government has been trying to rein in the power of Big Tech, which collects a trove of data of its users to fuel its advertising businesses.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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