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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By the end of the deregulation exercise, humans will have spent just a few hours to cancel each of the 100,000 regulations, the PowerPoint claims.
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Arkansas Online, 27 July 2025
The plan’s emphasis on deregulation and expedited permitting has raised alarm among environmental advocates, who point to the potential climate impact of large-scale data centers and fossil fuel-heavy power generation.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
This resilience, coupled with other positive factors, such as corporate deregulation and stimulative tax policy, could help push the market higher for the rest of the year, experts say.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Trump's supporters say his policies of deregulation combined with the extension of his corporate tax cuts last week have stoked interest from companies that will be converted into actual investments in the months ahead.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 27 July 2025
The plan’s emphasis on deregulation and expedited permitting has raised alarm among environmental advocates, who point to the potential climate impact of large-scale data centers and fossil fuel-heavy power generation.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
This resilience, coupled with other positive factors, such as corporate deregulation and stimulative tax policy, could help push the market higher for the rest of the year, experts say.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Trump's supporters say his policies of deregulation combined with the extension of his corporate tax cuts last week have stoked interest from companies that will be converted into actual investments in the months ahead.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for deregulation
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“Deregulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deregulation. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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