deregulation
noun
de·reg·u·la·tion
(ˌ)dē-ˌre-gyə-ˈlā-shən 
: the act or process of removing restrictions and regulations
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is moving to rewrite decades of federal rules, a sweeping deregulation drive that his allies call overdue modernization and safety advocates warn could cut too deep.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Milei has repeatedly wielded a chainsaw on stage to promote slashing spending, but his agenda, which also includes deregulation and free-market reform, has led to a volatile peso currency and seen investors aggressively dump Argentine stocks and bonds.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
For several decades, this system delivered strong economic growth and a more equal income distribution, until inflation upended it and ushered in the neoliberal era of financial deregulation.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
While wealthier voters have long been a core part of the Republican base, drawn to the party's promises of tax cuts and deregulation, Trump made much smaller gains with the richest Americans in 2024.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Milei has repeatedly wielded a chainsaw on stage to promote slashing spending, but his agenda, which also includes deregulation and free-market reform, has led to a volatile peso currency and seen investors aggressively dump Argentine stocks and bonds.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
For several decades, this system delivered strong economic growth and a more equal income distribution, until inflation upended it and ushered in the neoliberal era of financial deregulation.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
While wealthier voters have long been a core part of the Republican base, drawn to the party's promises of tax cuts and deregulation, Trump made much smaller gains with the richest Americans in 2024.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Deregulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deregulation. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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