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the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity
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European Union regulators on Friday fined X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaches of the bloc’s digital regulations, in a move that risks rekindling tensions with Washington over free speech.
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Fortune, 6 Dec. 2025
Higher scrutiny Though PBMs came into existence around 60 years ago, lawmakers and regulators have leveled greater scrutiny in recent years as PBMs consolidated and merged with other health care companies — and as pharmacy owners complained that PBMs reimbursed them too little to survive.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Dec. 2025
If regulators believe Netflix is about growth and dominance, perhaps not.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
Federal regulators have announced that Greystar, one of the largest landlords in metro Atlanta, misled tenants about their rental costs and has agreed to pay $24 million in restitution.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Fortune, 6 Dec. 2025
Higher scrutiny Though PBMs came into existence around 60 years ago, lawmakers and regulators have leveled greater scrutiny in recent years as PBMs consolidated and merged with other health care companies — and as pharmacy owners complained that PBMs reimbursed them too little to survive.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Dec. 2025
If regulators believe Netflix is about growth and dominance, perhaps not.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
Federal regulators have announced that Greystar, one of the largest landlords in metro Atlanta, misled tenants about their rental costs and has agreed to pay $24 million in restitution.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regulator. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
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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