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[reg-yuh-leyt] / ˈrɛg yəˌleɪt /


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“He’s just pulled the rug out from under them. And again, it’s just completely unnecessary. Regulate, don’t eliminate.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2024

If legislators veer too far from the statute voters approved, the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, the campaign behind Issue 2, or some other group can always pursue a referendum.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Regulate A.I. too slowly and you might miss out on the chance to prevent potential hazards and dangerous misuses of the technology.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2023

Upon replying, Lusk discovered it had been posted by G-Funk icon Nate Dogg, whose work on songs like Warren G's Regulate and Dr Dre's The Next Episode saw him nicknamed "the king of hooks".

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2022

The Power to Regulate Commerce.—Under the Articles of Confederation, as we have seen, Congress possessed no power to regulate commerce among the states or with foreign nations.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford




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