Wrest The Reins Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
	verb • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • free someone temporarily from his or her obligations • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • take over ownership of; of corporations and companies • do over • take up and practice as one's own • take up, as of debts or payments
	51%	8		Wrest the reins
	noun • a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force • a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation
	34%	10		To wrest control from
	verb • take arbitrarily or by force

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New York Times07 Dec 2013	Down 36
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