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deregulate

[dee-reg-yuh-layt] / diˈrɛg jəˌleɪt /


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In 1996, Lockyer entrusted Sher to serve on a joint Assembly-Senate conference committee that produced landmark legislation that sought to deregulate California’s electricity system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Milei moved quickly once in office, signing dozens of decrees to shrink and deregulate the state in one of the most rapid budget turnarounds in the history of emerging markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

In the 1990s and early 2000s, about half of U.S. states chose to deregulate their electricity markets, taking electricity generation out of the hands of monopoly utilities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

"State legislators might start thinking about it. In the past it was deemed very tough for a state to deregulate when the federal government still makes it a serious crime."

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2024

Oslo, a member of the European Free Trade Area, has applied for membership in the European Union and continues to deregulate and harmonize with EU regulations.

From The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

It also deregulates old programs, converts defense shipbuilding to commercial, competitive construction and negotiates to lower foreign subsidies.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the federal government should aim for a deregulated Head Start that prepares needy 3- to 5-year-olds to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Airfares are going up now because of fuel prices, but airfares continue their downward real trend, in constant dollars, that started back in 1980 when the airlines were deregulated.

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

On top of “cheap and abundant land,” Texas has a uniquely deregulated energy grid, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026

Second, it offers a “one-stop shop” for power given the deregulated utility environment in Texas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025

Suddenly deregulated, ecosystems shook and sloshed like a cup of tea in an earthquake.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

“He got in the driver’s seat when the deregulation trend was incipient. He was a champion of deregulating the financial industry.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

He aggressively pursued this goal, hosting hour-long conversations on the agency’s podcast and seeking experts for panels to advocate for deregulating treatments.

From Salon ● May 13, 2026

Most importantly for the long term, we are seeing the EU lay the groundwork for a potential flourishing of capitalism by supporting technology and innovation and by reforming and deregulating where appropriate.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

Europe has been focused on deregulating its banking system and spending in the industrial space, which has been influenced by defense, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 15, 2026

“The heart of it is making sure that we have sites ready so they”—companies that have been drawn to the state—“can build fast, deregulating so that they can move as fast as they possibly can.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026



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