well-regulated
Example Sentences
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He said the industry was "well-regulated by the local authority", with checks by a vet before the season begins each year.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Real entrepreneurship serving venturesome consumers, External link not frictionless stock trading in well-regulated casinos, keeps the U.S. economy vibrant.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
Rob Enderle, principal analyst at advisory services firm Enderle Group, said he thought the AI Safety Index was an interesting way to approach the underlying problem of AI not being well-regulated in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Take a look at the history of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if you think mortgages are simple, solid and well-regulated.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025
“Certainly, my best. And I was quite right: depend on that: there are a thousand reasons why liaisons between governesses and tutors should never be tolerated a moment in any well-regulated house; firstly—”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
