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deregulation

[dee-reg-yuh-ley-shuhn] / diˌrɛg yəˈleɪ ʃən /


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The pattern is older than this market, and we have lived through it before, in the savings-and-loan deregulation of the 1980s and again in the years leading up to 2008.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

But the deregulation they won did little to stanch the bleeding.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Jimmy Carter started deregulation in the U.S., and Gerhard Schröder overhauled German labor law 20 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

He’s not unalterably opposed to deregulation, per se.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

The 1998 Samoan budget calls for deregulation of the financial sector, development of more financial investments, and forecasts 3% to 4% growth.

From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency



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