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regulate

[reg-yuh-leyt] / ˈrɛg yəˌleɪt /


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Investors expect unregulated utilities to charge exorbitant prices to power AI data centers, but regulated utilities are safer.

From Barron's

Senate Bill 876 would double penalties during a declared emergency for violations of laws regulating claims practices, and would require insurers to pay restitution directly to policyholders.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite that setup, Kahyaoglu wrote capital controls were an overreach: “Contractors don’t need to be regulated, given contract structure and clearer demand signals, self-regulate investments.”

From Barron's

An arm of the Treasury Department, the OCC charters, regulates and supervises all national banks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Manufactured homes are the only single-residence housing entirely regulated by the feds, since they can be transported across state lines.

From The Wall Street Journal