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deregulate

[dee-reg-yuh-layt] / diˈrɛg jəˌleɪt /


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In 1996, Lockyer entrusted Sher to serve on a joint Assembly-Senate conference committee that produced landmark legislation that sought to deregulate California’s electricity system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

In the late ’80s and ’90s, countries began to deregulate media, satellite dishes multiplied on roofs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

In the 1990s and early 2000s, about half of U.S. states chose to deregulate their electricity markets, taking electricity generation out of the hands of monopoly utilities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

Singh led the initiative to deregulate the economy to avoid its collapse, which he argued was otherwise imminent.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024

To meet increased competition from both EU and   Central European countries, Austria will need to emphasize   knowledge-based sectors of the economy and continue to deregulate   the service sector.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

It also deregulates old programs, converts defense shipbuilding to commercial, competitive construction and negotiates to lower foreign subsidies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Airfares are going up now because of fuel prices, but airfares continue their downward real trend, in constant dollars, that started back in 1980 when the airlines were deregulated.

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

In neighboring Nevada, where the market is fully regulated, prices are roughly a third of California’s, despite the latter’s supposedly competitive, partially deregulated system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

The Telecommunications Act, which deregulated the industry with the aim of fostering competition and growth, “created the foundation for open markets, competition, safe and significant growth,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025

Second, it offers a “one-stop shop” for power given the deregulated utility environment in Texas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025

Suddenly deregulated, ecosystems shook and sloshed like a cup of tea in an earthquake.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

“He got in the driver’s seat when the deregulation trend was incipient. He was a champion of deregulating the financial industry.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

He aggressively pursued this goal, hosting hour-long conversations on the agency’s podcast and seeking experts for panels to advocate for deregulating treatments.

From Salon ● May 13, 2026

Europe has been focused on deregulating its banking system and spending in the industrial space, which has been influenced by defense, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 15, 2026

“The heart of it is making sure that we have sites ready so they”—companies that have been drawn to the state—“can build fast, deregulating so that they can move as fast as they possibly can.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

At the same time, he made great strides in deregulating the economy and liberalizing trade.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025


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