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[reg-yuh-leyt] / ˈrɛg jəˌleɪt /


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These special permissions gave California the authority to regulate CO2 emissions and pollutants from cargo ships, oil tankers, fishing vessels, lawn mowers, chain saws, and more.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Among other jobs, it helps regulate blood clotting, clears bacteria from the bloodstream, and processes medications.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

GLP-1s help regulate blood sugar, and some studies suggest these weight-loss drugs can help with some of the problems caused by PMOS, which can bring about extreme tiredness, kidney problems and high blood pressure.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

"Don't regulate hypothetical theoretical harm, regulate actual and pragmatic harm," Huang said.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

For if Congress has a power to regulate the conditions of the inhabitants of states, within the states, it will be but another exercise of that power to declare that all shall be free.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

James argues that this explanation is more parsimonious than assuming the brain contains what he calls "a higher-level, central controller that monitors and regulates sensory and motor processes."

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Department of Transportation attaching itself to a series paid for by companies it regulates, including United Airlines, Chase Travel, Toyota, Boeing and Royal Caribbean.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

The UK government regulates phthalates as hazardous chemical substances but they are used in cosmetics, fragrances and food packaging.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The FDA approved the first medication to treat narcolepsy by targeting a brain chemical that regulates wakefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

She walks in a circle until her breath regulates, because she knows what will happen to her muscles if she doesn’t.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Novig is regulated on the federal level after winning accreditation from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in July.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Poverty, unemployment and bureaucratic red tape force tens of millions of Africans into work that is not regulated, taxed or protected by the government.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Plenty of industries, from aerospace to hairdressers, are regulated by what we call ex ante restrictions, basically the idea that if you can’t prove in advance its safe, you can’t do it or sell it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

In October 2025, Finance Minister John O'Dowd announced plans to reform how the management of shared property was regulated, external in Northern Ireland.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

To Monod, diauxie suggested that genes could be regulated by metabolic inputs.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Seeing bright light in the morning, which is good for regulating your circadian rhythm - that is, your body's natural clock.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

It plays an important role in regulating wakefulness, attention, and sleep.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

Americans are repeatedly encouraged to scrutinize what is in their food, who made it and whether the institutions responsible for regulating it can be trusted.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

Duffy is in charge of regulating safe travel for the public.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Since the turn of the century, politicians had been introducing state and federal laws with hopes of regulating human experimentation, but physicians and researchers always protested.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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