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Editorial note

Martin has passed the reins on to Garrett D'Amore, but I would say the majority of the project is finished.

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The lower part of the back.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

The lower part of the back.

noun

The loins.

noun

(archaic) The kidneys.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for reins.

noun

The lower part of the back.

noun

The loins.

noun

(archaic) The kidneys.

noun

(architecture) The parts of a vault between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault.

Example sentences

Martin has passed the reins on to Garrett D'Amore, but I would say the majority of the project is finished.

Let your demons drive you but make sure you can take the reins back when you need to.

And part of leadership is handing over the reins cleanly once you're no longer engaged in a project.

VCs will gladly take the reins of a company that is losing customers to an uncaring and dismissive CEO.

Comparatively, boomers were able to 'take the reins' earlier and hold onto the longer than any later or previous generation.

Let me rephrase: When the party is peaking and could be on the cusp of being one of the majority parties, the elected officials are turning the reins over to other people.

But kudos to them for realizing that the company's growth had exceeded their personal threshold for interest/time/size, and handing over the reins early.

The FAA keeps very tight reins on commercial operations, with damn good reason.

So who is likely to take the reins on the FFmpeg end?

Seattle is competing to take the reins as the #1 startup center (along with many other cities), but they need engineers to do it.

So in a way this problem is much easier than other, very similar regulation/gaming the system scenarios and a loose reins approach should be less risky.

Now is the time to hand over the reins to somebody who is technically competent, somebody who can select capable development team members and manage them.