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regulate

[reg-yuh-leyt] / ˈrɛg jəˌleɪt /


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The findings indicate that CRH helps regulate the timing of OPC maturation.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

"You don't want to regulate the outdoors too much but this is what can happen when people don't do their research or go into the unknown," he said.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has sought to regulate the industry, with spokesman Hamayoun Afghan saying resources "used to be extracted erratically; it wasn't done under supervision" by the previous government.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

“Weight is really a byproduct of somebody’s complex relationships between their thoughts, their emotions, and then the actions that they take to try to regulate or cope,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The newspaper called on broadcasters to regulate themselves.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

It isn’t yet entirely clear who regulates prediction markets and how, and markets have regularly clashed with state officials trying to rein them in.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Takeda Pharmaceutical’s 4502 2.96%increase; up pointing triangle Orzeyful, the first medication to treat narcolepsy by targeting a brain chemical that regulates wakefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Their analysis revealed problems with fat processing and with mTOR, a pathway that regulates growth.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

In addition, multiple media outlets are reporting a possible investigation into the Tar Heels football program by the College Sports Commission, which regulates revenue sharing and name, image and likeness deals in collegiate sports.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Hie part of my brain that regulates time definitely hasn’t adjusted to being back yet, but neither has the rest of me.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Rejecting an appeal by the family, Migration Court of Appeal documents state "when weighing up the state's interest in regulated immigration" and Mason's "private life", it determined expulsion was "proportionate".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

China's motorbike sales fell 3.4 percent in 2025, and slid again this year as consumers increasingly favour cars or less regulated electric bikes.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Next week, Inlyte plans to deliver its first battery pack to Southern Company, which operates regulated utilities in four states, at its Wilsonville, Ala., energy-storage facility.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

They achieve this by arranging different components within tightly controlled spaces, where molecules can move, interact, and react under carefully regulated conditions.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Papa Thibaut has got a delivery van of his own for the farm, but it and his driver are so carefully regulated that they don’t dare use them for Resistance activity.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

I saw something on TikTok where someone said our need for a walk-around beverage is emotionally regulating, so I think that’s a key part of this whole experience.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In the same way that the reason why you’re seeing larger numbers of elected officials talk about regulating data centers is because they are reading the public temperature.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Oceans absorb most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon emissions and therefore play a key role in regulating the climate.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Novo’s success was fueled by one thing: semaglutide, a medication that mimics the naturally occurring hormone in the gut that signals to the brain it’s not hungry, while regulating digestion and blood sugar.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Watches lying on a shelf run differently from watches carried about, and so Father always wore the ones he was regulating.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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