Doesn't anybody proofread anymore?
reign [reyn]
noun
1. the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
2. royal rule or authority; sovereignty.
3. dominating power or influence: the reign of law.
verb (used without object)
4. to possess or exercise sovereign power or authority.
5. to hold the position and name of sovereign without exercising the ruling power.
6. to have control, rule, or influence of any kind.
7. to predominate; be prevalent.
(Dictionary.com : http://www.dictionary.com/browse/reign?s=t )
rein
[reyn]
noun
1. Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
2. any of certain other straps or thongs forming part of a harness, as a checkrein.
3. any means of curbing, controlling, or directing; check; restraint.
(Dictionary.com: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/rein?s=t )
If China was working very hard to reign in North Korea, they would probably be in for a rain of nuclear missiles.
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