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as in controlled
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
you would be well advised to regulate your enthusiasm for the venture and pause to consider the risk involved
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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
the government agency that regulates the nuclear power industry in this country
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Recent Examples of regulated
This is because the patches are marketed as supplements, meaning they are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration or tested rigorously.
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Helena Kudiabor, SELF, 13 Mar. 2026
Gambling is regulated at the state level, and since then a few others have approved Oscar betting — Michigan, Indiana, Arizona, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri and Puerto Rico.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
They are directly regulated, examined and insured.
—Barbara White, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
But throughout most of America’s history, until recently, gambling was heavily regulated and generally discouraged.
—The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Key Takeaways Calcium from food or supplements can raise blood calcium levels slightly within hours, but blood levels are tightly regulated.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2026
The challenge is that human metabolism is tightly regulated.
—Claudio Villanueva, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Medicaid is mostly funded by federal tax dollars and is regulated by the federal government.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
But defense is heavily regulated by international humanitarian law and weapons testing standards, which in theory should also address the use of artificial intelligence.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Helena Kudiabor, SELF, 13 Mar. 2026
Gambling is regulated at the state level, and since then a few others have approved Oscar betting — Michigan, Indiana, Arizona, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri and Puerto Rico.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
They are directly regulated, examined and insured.
—Barbara White, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
But throughout most of America’s history, until recently, gambling was heavily regulated and generally discouraged.
—The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Key Takeaways Calcium from food or supplements can raise blood calcium levels slightly within hours, but blood levels are tightly regulated.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2026
The challenge is that human metabolism is tightly regulated.
—Claudio Villanueva, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Medicaid is mostly funded by federal tax dollars and is regulated by the federal government.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
But defense is heavily regulated by international humanitarian law and weapons testing standards, which in theory should also address the use of artificial intelligence.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulated
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The exceptions would be Florida and Texas, where Republicans have controlled the state legislatures for decades.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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But if the rate of growth in broad money is controlled, then higher spending on oil and gasoline will be offset by lower spending on other items, restraining overall inflation.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Jaguars senior Valentine operated from the mid-post like a certain Joker who plays a few miles down the road, stacking dimes on silver platters and scoring 13 points around the rim.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Why owning detention sites is beneficial Separately, ICE uses roughly 30 existing immigrant detention sites nationwide that are owned and operated by private contractors that the federal agency has paid to do so.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 2026
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The oldest ice contained in Weißseespitze dates back roughly 6,000 years to the mid-Holocene, a warm period following the close of the last global ice age.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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The object, which also contained nuts and bolts, extinguished itself without harming anyone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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All schools will be open, breakfast and lunch will be provided, and all students will be properly supervised.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mojtaba Khamenei was selected by Iran's Assembly of Experts, comprised of 88 clerics and supervised by the 12-member Guardian Council, which acts as a watchdog for Iran's constitution.—
Claire Day,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The treasurer’s office under Russell has put more funds into private and domestic markets and curbed reliance on investment managers who receive large fees for their work.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Crude oil surged as much as 29%, the biggest intraday move since April 2020, as more Gulf producers curbed production and Iran named the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as its new supreme leader.—
Nasteho Said,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ramsden, who is thirty-one, grew up in the Lowveld region of South Africa, where his family managed a game reserve, farming livestock and sourcing wildlife, including lions, hippos, elephants, and rhinos, for export.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The species typically grows in grasslands that have been gently managed over long periods and support diverse wildlife — habitats where decades of light intervention create conditions for uncommon species to take hold.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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The strong winds have kept firefighters from containing any of the fires, the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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But the Lions kept their poise — and sank their free throws down the stretch.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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What gave the session its edge, however, was the way Ávalos handled the room.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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Getting individuals to step back and reimagine those processes to be end-to-end automated or handled by agents requires intentional cultural transformation.—
Ruba Borno,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Regulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulated. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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