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deregulate

[dee-reg-yuh-leyt] / diˈrɛg jəˌleɪt /


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Milei moved quickly once in office, signing dozens of decrees to shrink and deregulate the state in one of the most rapid budget turnarounds in the history of emerging markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

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

The White House said Trump is committed to making “American leadership in space great again,” noting his first-term push to return U.S. astronauts to the moon and his efforts to deregulate the U.S. space industry.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2025

"State legislators might start thinking about it. In the past it was deemed very tough for a state to deregulate when the federal government still makes it a serious crime."

From BBC Apr. 30, 2024

In an effort to overcome the pernicious effects of inflation, governments liberalize, deregulate and open their economies to competition.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel

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

From Time Magazine Archive

In deregulated markets, the company owns and operates the batteries, acting as a retail power provider while offering lower-than-average electricity rates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

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

A deregulated market in the US has enabled Fifa to run an official ticket resale platform for the tournament that will earn it an unprecedented 30% commission on every transaction.

From BBC Dec. 4, 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

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

Most importantly for the long term, we are seeing the EU lay the groundwork for a potential flourishing of capitalism by supporting technology and innovation and by reforming and deregulating where appropriate.

From Barron's Apr. 16, 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

In fact, the biggest government initiative proposed in the document is deregulating food safety standards, which would make it easier for shady operations to sell goods at farmers markets.

From Salon Sep. 22, 2025



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