Definition of regimennext
as in government
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation) with the start of the new year, a new party will have regimen over the nation and, hopefully, bring some much-needed change

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Recent Examples of regimen Finding time for yet another regimen wasn’t easy. Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026 According to head athletic trainer Jim Whlalen, Tavai required several visits with specialists and an intense regimen of daily and weekly medications that carried various side effects. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026 Other tech founders, including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and PayPal’s Peter Thiel, are also reportedly biohackers, participating in cryotherapy (extreme cold therapy) and other longevity regimens. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026 Training regimens are as grueling as those of any Olympic gold medalist. Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regimen
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  • Yet the county government has declined to release records about how investigators handled Dominique’s case before her death.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Throughout his 26 years in Congress, and particularly in recent years as chair of the powerful House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Graves has held enormous sway over how the federal government funds the nation’s transportation projects.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
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  • The administration of Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier is following in the footsteps of its predecessor by squandering taxpayers’ money to conceal information from the public that the public has the absolute right to know.
    David Plymyer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
  • While the plan to relocate the city administration building to Miami Freedom Park has been more widely discussed, the prospect of combining it with City Hall has received less attention.
    Tess Riski March 26, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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  • Semenya, who was assigned female at birth in South Africa and has high natural testosterone levels, won a European Court of Human Rights judgment in her years-long legal challenge to track and field's rules which did not overturn them.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Sweeney Bell had a tepid response, however, to a recent controversy in which dozens of local Democrats were kicked off the ballot for breaking an Indiana Democratic Party rule.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
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  • As part of any agreement, the regime must make significant changes, including allowing for privatization of businesses and for the Cuban people to be able to financially provide for themselves, the official said.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • For the 1934 World Cup, in Italy, Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini built new stadiums around the country to showcase the strength of his regime.
    Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
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  • Online, Black folks are constantly having this sort of public-private conversation about global current events, the federal administration’s dangerous incompetence, and democratic backsliding at all levels of governance.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The March 17 ruling triggered fury across the continent and renewed longstanding questions about the organization’s governance.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026

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“Regimen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regimen. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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