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deregulation

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


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"The fare cap is only going to address half the problem with the deregulation of bus services," she said.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

In the dot-com bubble, telecom-equipment leaders like Lucent Technologies, which was spun out of AT&T in the mid-1990s, sought to court a new breed of small-time operators created following industry deregulation in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

To accomplish this deregulation, the group spent nearly $75,000 on lobbying efforts, according to their 2023, 2024 and 2025 state lobbying reports.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

“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

Privatization, deregulation, competition and liberalization swept across both parts of the continent.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Samuel Vaknin



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