well-regulated
Example Sentences
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The 2nd Amendment says, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bears Arms, shall not be infringed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Real entrepreneurship serving venturesome consumers, External link not frictionless stock trading in well-regulated casinos, keeps the U.S. economy vibrant.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Take a look at the history of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if you think mortgages are simple, solid and well-regulated.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025
But Prof Birney says: "Just to stress, this is research – everything needs to be tested and well-regulated and thought about before it's used, but the technology is here to make these kinds of predictions."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
Cassiodorus, writing in the 6th century in southern Italy for the guidance of trainee scribes, included punctuation in his Institutions Divinarum et Saecularium Litterarum, recommending “clear pausing in well-regulated delivery”.
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