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regulator

[reg-yuh-lay-ter] / ˈrɛg jəˌleɪ tər /
NOUN
something that regulates
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Despite the FAA review, neither the regulator nor Boeing said whether the certification process for the 737 MAX 10 would be unfrozen.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

The regulator, Finma, ended its enforcement proceedings and says the Swiss bank’s CET1 requirement will increase to 9.4%, compared to the bank’s latest ratio of 18.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

If they fall foul of the required standards, the regulator would have the power to take their licenses away, the government added.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Typical annual energy bills are rising by £60 to £1,723 at the start of October, under regulator Ofgem's latest energy price cap.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

I could turn off the oxygenator and atmospheric regulator and just fill the Hab with my breath over time.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

A union representing Uber and Lyft drivers in California was certified by regulators after it gathered tens of thousands of signatures in support.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

U.S. air-safety regulators had convened an internal panel known as a corrective action review board on Friday to decide whether the problem amounted to an unsafe condition that needed to be addressed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Of the 186,000 ARMs expected to reset in 2027, 1 in 5 are jumbo loans, which are bigger mortgages that exceed the conforming-loan limits set by federal regulators.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

A day later, regulators moved to address the crisis by placing seven companies into liquidation that hold 131 investment funds, whose assets are reportedly worth around $17 billion.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

This scheme has a collateral rub: when the regulators themselves go rogue, nothing can stop a cell from replicating continuously.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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