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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The final wrinkle to understanding why the stock is up Tuesday: The current odds that Wall Street is placing on former President Donald Trump winning the election in November, which investors generally view as a positive for financial deregulation.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 July 2024
Even in the face of new economic challenges—China’s aggressive mercantilism, the financial crisis, rising inequality—the Republican Party has hewed rigidly to an agenda of tax and spending cuts, deregulation, and free trade.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2021
Traveling the world was once reserved for the very rich; now, thanks to a series of recent developments—including the deregulation of the airline industry in 1978 and the launch of Travelocity and Expedia in the ’90s—planning a trip to Iceland or even Antarctica is easier than ever.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 30 June 2024
Labor deregulation measures allowing employers to fire workers for participating in protests also passed despite fierce backlash from the country’s powerful trade unions that rallied outside Congress on Thursday, shouting against Milei and banging drums.
—arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 July 2024
Even in the face of new economic challenges—China’s aggressive mercantilism, the financial crisis, rising inequality—the Republican Party has hewed rigidly to an agenda of tax and spending cuts, deregulation, and free trade.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2021
Traveling the world was once reserved for the very rich; now, thanks to a series of recent developments—including the deregulation of the airline industry in 1978 and the launch of Travelocity and Expedia in the ’90s—planning a trip to Iceland or even Antarctica is easier than ever.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 30 June 2024
Labor deregulation measures allowing employers to fire workers for participating in protests also passed despite fierce backlash from the country’s powerful trade unions that rallied outside Congress on Thursday, shouting against Milei and banging drums.
—arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
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“Deregulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deregulation. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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