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as in controlling
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 supervising
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 regulating
Anthropic employees have so far provided a $476,000 boost to Alex Bores, a New York assemblymember running for Congress who sponsored that state’s new law regulating AI.
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Otherwise, Maryland risks regulating only the visible surface of healthcare AI while ignoring the far more consequential infrastructure underneath it.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
MedPage Today reported this week that at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association delegates urged the FDA to do a better job regulating unapproved peptides.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Even so, Illinois has stricter state laws regulating coal ash than Indiana — a 2019 state law increased transparency and strengthened cleanup rules.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
This essential mineral has many roles in the body, including nerve signaling and regulating blood pressure and heart rhythm.
—Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 13 June 2026
Such a drone boat is supposedly capable of continuous, autonomous loiter operations in which the Corsair maintains its position while autonomously regulating power consumption and only engaging its engine when needed, according to a Saronic blog post.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
The court’s abdication of its modern responsibility for supervising electoral democracy seems to rest on the naive belief that democracy will succeed in regulating itself.
—Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Oceans cover 70% of the planet, and play a central role in regulating the climate.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 June 2026
Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Otherwise, Maryland risks regulating only the visible surface of healthcare AI while ignoring the far more consequential infrastructure underneath it.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
MedPage Today reported this week that at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association delegates urged the FDA to do a better job regulating unapproved peptides.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Even so, Illinois has stricter state laws regulating coal ash than Indiana — a 2019 state law increased transparency and strengthened cleanup rules.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
This essential mineral has many roles in the body, including nerve signaling and regulating blood pressure and heart rhythm.
—Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 13 June 2026
Such a drone boat is supposedly capable of continuous, autonomous loiter operations in which the Corsair maintains its position while autonomously regulating power consumption and only engaging its engine when needed, according to a Saronic blog post.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
The court’s abdication of its modern responsibility for supervising electoral democracy seems to rest on the naive belief that democracy will succeed in regulating itself.
—Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Oceans cover 70% of the planet, and play a central role in regulating the climate.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulating
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By controlling fluid flow within the system, the device can gently squeeze the wearer's finger and wrist to recreate realistic touch sensations, demonstrating potential applications in virtual reality, teleoperation, rehabilitation, and next-generation wearable interfaces.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
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These sugars play an important role in controlling how cells interact with their surroundings.—
Charles J. Dimitroff,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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The popular Pennsylvania amusement venue said guests ages 15 and under must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or other supervising adult during all operating hours, effective June 12.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Post-production panelists included creator and co-showrunner Oren Uziel, editor Jennifer Barbot, production sound mixer Matthew Sanchez, supervising sound editor Andy Sisul, re-recording mixer Nick Offord, VFX supervisor Hnedel Maximore, and composers Kris Powers and Michael Dean Parsons.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
11 June 2026
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The Fed has been trying to balance its job of curbing inflation while supporting employment growth.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The league has taken steps to address tanking, but curbing that problem alone won’t stop injury issues that are just as much a part of the growing apathy that many fans feel towards the regular season.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The Spurs jumped out to a 29-point lead in Game 4 at Madison Square Garden before turning into a shell of themselves, somehow managing to give up the massive lead and hand the Knicks the largest comeback in NBA Finals history.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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France have been to the final of the last two World Cups and have deep experience of managing pressure in late rounds, and would be expected to see off the likes of Germany and The Netherlands on their way to the semifinal.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Now Yan and his colleagues have developed an acoustic synapse containing multiple phi-bits.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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Evidence Of Ancient Solstice Ceremonies The excavations at Bulford revealed 48 pits containing pottery, animal bone, worked flints and charcoal.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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During her tenure overseeing environmental protection efforts in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, Shore, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, said utilities were beginning to develop closure and remediation plans for older disposal sites.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Alex Young of Hidden Pictures will also exec produce, with Honey Trap’s Kaylee McGregor co-producing, and Chelsea Kujawa and Maria Ascanio overseeing the film for Lionsgate.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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Ebola is transmitted from certain animal species like bats and primates, and while the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda is concerning, health officials there are exit-screening people leaving those countries in hopes of keeping the virus contained.—
Alice Park,
Time,
12 June 2026
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But librarians and educators stress that what’s more important than matters of taste is keeping kids conditioned to reading at a crucial developmental moment.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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In this case, this particular building is operating a single elevator system that is more than two decades old.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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This dual-effector approach significantly enhances battlefield survivability for maneuver forces operating in contested environments.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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