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[reg-yuh-layt] / ˈrɛg jəˌleɪt /


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Dozens of states are considering a variety of bills that would prohibit or regulate the use of personal data or real-time demand inputs, such as weather, to set higher prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The first is trauma bonding — people using others to regulate their emotions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

The Constitution gives states primary responsibility for running elections, while Congress has the power to regulate federal elections.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

It wants a public awareness campaign to warn about the dangers, along with a review to look at how better to regulate online advertising.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

With that development they could regulate their temperatures.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

This debate turns on several questions, including what constitutes a disability under ADA, what responsibilities businesses should shoulder and how the U.S. regulates fragrances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Botswana also tightly regulates game meat, and its legal possession generally depends on proving it came from a lawful hunt.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Police initially said they were arrested on suspicion of committing offenses under the Explosives Act, which regulates who can carry explosives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

He ran a test on one of their neurotransmitters that regulates dopamine, which in turn is associated with attention.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The heart is regulated partly by the autonomic nervous system, a network of nerves that automatically manages essential functions such as heartbeat, breathing, and digestion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

“West of Loveland” is a spacious, patient and endearingly attentive book that seems to operate on its own system of time, one regulated by personal transformations rather than the pressures of the wider world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

From next season, all regulated clubs in the top five divisions of English men's football will be required to pay for the IFR's operations.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

When we spoke, it was unclear how—or if—the industry would be regulated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

His model was England, with its national bank, regulated commerce, and powerful finance ministers.

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

By delivering mild electrical signals to nerves in the ear, researchers hope to influence the body's natural mechanisms for regulating blood pressure without requiring an invasive procedure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Animal-rights activists have long called for banning or regulating the use of horses to pull carriages in New York City and have called the practice inhumane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

It comes as the government announced new measures aimed at regulating the market and reviewing the minimum amounts some people have to buy.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

If brain fog and anxiety are concerns, simply regulating nutritional intake can solve for that, no matter what your cortisol tests say.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Thankfully, right around the time that Mayhem started recruiting, the government stepped in and started regulating things.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin


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