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deregulate

[dee-reg-yuh-layt] / diˈrɛg jəˌleɪt /


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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

The White House said Trump is committed to making “American leadership in space great again,” noting his first-term push to return U.S. astronauts to the moon and his efforts to deregulate the U.S. space industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2025

Singh led the initiative to deregulate the economy to avoid its collapse, which he argued was otherwise imminent.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024

In an effort to overcome the pernicious effects of inflation, governments liberalize, deregulate and open their economies to competition.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin

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

The Telecommunications Act, which deregulated the industry with the aim of fostering competition and growth, “created the foundation for open markets, competition, safe and significant growth,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025

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

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

At the same time, he made great strides in deregulating the economy and liberalizing trade.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

In fact, the biggest government initiative proposed in the document is deregulating food safety standards, which would make it easier for shady operations to sell goods at farmers markets.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2025


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