well-regulated

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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

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

But Prof Birney says: "Just to stress, this is research – everything needs to be tested and well-regulated and thought about before it's used, but the technology is here to make these kinds of predictions."

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

Charters “deserve their fair share of public resources and support” and “are pioneering innovative educational practices. They are highly accountable, well-regulated and an integral part of L.A.’s public school system.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

Cassiodorus, writing in the 6th century in southern Italy for the guidance of trainee scribes, included punctuation in his Institutions Divinarum et Saecularium Litterarum, recommending “clear pausing in well-regulated delivery”.

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