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the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity
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By 1958, though, as automotive regulators became concerned with large car brands' associations with racing, the FirePower engine was discontinued.
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
OpenAI’s partnerships with major companies and its plans to change its corporate structure have drawn the scrutiny of regulators, including the attorneys general of California and Delaware, who oversee charitable organizations that operate or are incorporated in their states.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The game’s loot box mechanics — while not exclusive to EA — also led to backlash from gamers, triggering European regulators to investigate whether the feature constituted gambling.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Saudi Arabia is preparing to lift restrictions on foreign investors buying local stocks, in the latest step by regulators to boost trading on the Tadawul exchange.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
OpenAI’s partnerships with major companies and its plans to change its corporate structure have drawn the scrutiny of regulators, including the attorneys general of California and Delaware, who oversee charitable organizations that operate or are incorporated in their states.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The game’s loot box mechanics — while not exclusive to EA — also led to backlash from gamers, triggering European regulators to investigate whether the feature constituted gambling.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Saudi Arabia is preparing to lift restrictions on foreign investors buying local stocks, in the latest step by regulators to boost trading on the Tadawul exchange.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regulator. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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regulator
noun
reg·u·la·tor
ˈreg-yə-ˌlāt-ər 
1
: one that regulates
2
Legal Definition
regulator
noun
reg·u·la·tor
ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-tər
: one (as a government agency) that regulates
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