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[reg-yuh-lay-shuhn] / ˌrɛg jəˈleɪ ʃən /




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Lamberth said the Bureau of Prisons’ new regulation would “arbitrarily deprive inmates of medications and other lifestyle accommodations that its own medical staff have deemed to be medically appropriate.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The results suggest that the hormonal regulation of stem cells may help explain why skin repair differs between the sexes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Some people worry that too much regulation will just prompt students to party off campus, where the rules won’t apply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Earlier in October, the government promised better regulation of the sector.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Walter Noel’s red blood cells and liver cells contained the same genetic information—but gene regulation ensured that the hemoglobin protein was only present in red blood cells, and not in the liver.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

He cited the Administrative Procedure Act, which forbids abrupt and “arbitrary” changes in federal regulations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Congressman Wilson does and has always abided by campaign donation regulations set forth by the Federal Election Commission,” Snider said in an email.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The new regulations are expected to come into force early next year, subject to parliamentary approval.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Despite a request from litigants to overturn prior rulings in Kisor, a slim majority of the court ruled that judges were still required to defer to an agency’s interpretations of its regulations.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026

New government environmental regulations for oil drilling were having an even more profound effect on the Osage’s underground reservation.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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