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[reg-yuh-leyt] / ˈrɛg yəˌleɪt /


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Music is perhaps the purest of these art forms, tapping into our lizard brains to regulate our emotions that are seeking to make sense of this precious yet maddening existence.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Mr. Pulte, a housing scion, at least had some qualifications to regulate the government housing giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

This is the latest effort by Chinese authorities to regulate the country's cut-throat food delivery industry.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Thus far, Congress has not passed any major legislation to regulate artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

How did a lactose-sensing protein recognize and regulate only a lactose-digesting gene—and not the thousands of other genes in a cell?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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