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regulatory

[reg-yuh-luh-tawr-ee] / ˈrɛg yə ləˌtɔr i /
ADJECTIVE
supervisory
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A year ago, the departure of industry skeptics from senior regulatory posts would have sent biotech stocks surging.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

He was a major architect of the Dodd-Frank Act, which created new regulatory bodies and tightened restrictions on banks in the wake of the 2008 Great Recession.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Lu said the deal could help Shein shore up revenue, as it deals with tougher regulatory scrutiny and the U.S.-led trade war.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The president’s portfolio traded other health insurance stocks impacted by federal Medicare policy and other regulatory matters.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The third cardinal feature of gene regulation, Monod and Jacob discovered, was that every gene had specific regulatory DNA sequences appended to it that acted like recognition tags.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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