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
Datskovska regularly reports on celebrity skin care regimens and how to replicate them to a tee.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
McCuskey says a testing regimen is just not practicable and that Becky can still compete, but on a boys team.
—ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
Regardless of how much weight was shed, those diminishing upsides were faster and more pronounced in people who stopped taking the weight-management medications compared to people who stopped participating in regimens such as the Diabetes Prevention Program.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
Right away, Reece, now 23, began an eight-round regimen called ABVD, a standard treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
McCuskey says a testing regimen is just not practicable and that Becky can still compete, but on a boys team.
—ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
Regardless of how much weight was shed, those diminishing upsides were faster and more pronounced in people who stopped taking the weight-management medications compared to people who stopped participating in regimens such as the Diabetes Prevention Program.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
Right away, Reece, now 23, began an eight-round regimen called ABVD, a standard treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regimen
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The Second Amendment protects Americans' right to bear arms while protesting -- a right the federal government must not infringe upon.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The White House has expressed openness to a compromise with the Democrats, who are holding up a government funding bill over the shooting.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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His administration is facing increasing scrutiny after immigration officers killed two American citizens in Minneapolis this month.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Yet, as uproar over the shooting grew, videos of the incident spread and the administration's narrative unraveled, the White House changed course and adopted a more conciliatory approach.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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All of Russia is centered around Putin’s rule, and Putin is represented as the powerful male leader upon whose shoulders Russian greatness rests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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The rules of polite society would bar this particular group from fraternizing together in such a heedless manner, but the Bridgerton wrap party brought the crew together for what appears to have been a very good time indeed.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad has survived three plots by Iran's regime to kill or kidnap her.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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As the internet blackout in Iran appears to be easing after weeks of protests across the country, the scale of the Islamic Republic regime’s bloodiest crackdown in decades is now being made public, according to activist groups.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Another is to practice good governance, even if that means putting forth more effort, in AII initiatives.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The ceasefire’s next phase will confront thornier issues, including transitioning to a new governance structure in Gaza and disarming Hamas, which has ruled the territory for nearly two decades.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Regimen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regimen. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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