regulate

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By constitutional design, Congress may regulate only the “time, place, and manner” of federal elections – in other words, the procedural elements of elections for federal offices.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

She urged the regulators to “move rapidly,” not only to regulate plastic in drinking water but prevent it from getting into drinking water in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"If we don't regulate the funeral industry, if we don't look seriously at it, then there is nothing to stop this happening again," said Hardy.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

So why hasn’t Congress taken any meaningful action to regulate artificial intelligence?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

In medicine, a new generation of pacemaker could regulate a person’s heartbeat for decades, rather than needing to be replaced every two years.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson