regulate

Example Sentences

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Put tiny versions into cardiac patients to regulate heartbeats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

She said their dams could help regulate water flows, help release water during droughts and help keep the water clean.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

She wrote that the majority’s ruling “opens a dangerous can of worms” that “threatens to impair states’ ability to regulate the provision of medical care in any respect.”

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

States have the authority to regulate the practice of medicine.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Once a clock has started, it performs its tasks automatically, but it cannot regulate itself.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton