regulator
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A study published in 2025 in the Journal of Economic Entomology showed that bistrifluron, an insect growth regulator that interferes with the formation of a new exoskeleton, can kill western drywood termites with remarkable efficiency.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Insurers run by Advantage Capital Holdings are facing an emergency takeover attempt by the South Carolina insurance regulator for allegedly exposing policyholders to outsize high-risk investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
A gold panner caught illegally searching for gold in a protected river has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling more than £4,700, a regulator has said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Google is the subject of three other DPC investigations -- all "at an advanced stage" -- according to the regulator.
From Barron's
The idea is for the freezing return air from the regulator to pass through the water as a bunch of little bubbles.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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The truce comes after Paramount received clearances from regulators around the world, including the European Commission, Canada and the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The compliance team, those people recalled, was floored by Coplan’s response: Just keep growing and pay a fine if regulators ever find out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Polymarket laid the groundwork for an American app and negotiated with regulators to end the investigations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
One proposal to promote evaluator independence would be for regulators to assign auditors from a licensed pool instead of having the labs hire their own auditors directly.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Virtually no one—be they homeowners, financial institutions, rating agencies, regulators, or investors—anticipated what is occurring.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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