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regulator

[reg-yuh-ley-ter] / ˈrɛg jəˌleɪ tər /
NOUN
something that regulates
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Outright rejections are rare, though in 2021 another U.K. digital bank, Monzo, withdrew an application after the regulator said approval was unlikely.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The regulator said minors’ private accounts could also be accessed through other users’ follower lists and that TikTok’s settings expose young people to cyberbullying and unwanted contact.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The Surface Transportation Board paused its review of the deal after the federal regulator said in May it needed more information to evaluate the two railroads’ revised application for the merger.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The regulator said money could be better spent making the electricity network more resilient to severe weather.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Stumbling over to the regulator, I turned it back on.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

The fines from the county’s Department of Public Health also come about a week after air quality regulators issued a series of violations due to the odor coming from the facility.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

It plans another auction this fall for additional capacity, but details haven’t yet been filed with regulators.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

US President Donald Trump has taken issue with European regulators in the past.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Huang’s post and the accompanying letter come as the tech industry and regulators grapple with the implications of more powerful Chinese open-weight models, such as Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, which was released last week.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

This scheme has a collateral rub: when the regulators themselves go rogue, nothing can stop a cell from replicating continuously.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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