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the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity
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For years, state regulators had asked the Sheriff’s Office to stop triple-bunking people, a practice the department acknowledged was dangerous.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Western regulators could, in other words, keep them off the European market by requiring licenses that Ukrainian firms might find hard to get.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The drug, which is designed to stimulate the activity of a metabolic enzyme called LDH in hair-follicle stem cells, still has further, bigger trials and safety tests to get through before it can be approved by regulators.
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Or worse, that regulators cut funding as a result of fears over fraudulent activity.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Western regulators could, in other words, keep them off the European market by requiring licenses that Ukrainian firms might find hard to get.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The drug, which is designed to stimulate the activity of a metabolic enzyme called LDH in hair-follicle stem cells, still has further, bigger trials and safety tests to get through before it can be approved by regulators.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
Or worse, that regulators cut funding as a result of fears over fraudulent activity.
—Jess Huff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regulator. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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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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