How to Use self-regulation in a Sentence

self-regulation

noun
  • And there’s a certain amount of that with Boeing as well, in terms of its own self-regulation.
    Andy Mills, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
  • This isn’t the first time A.I. developers have agreed to some form of self-regulation.
    Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 26 July 2023
  • Promises of self-regulation also fell short of what consumer groups had hoped.
    Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 21 July 2023
  • The idea of an ethics code arises from recent scandals over the failure of the court’s existing self-regulation system.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • The warmth of your lap and hearing your voice helps build a healthy, secure bond which, in turn, develops your child’s self-confidence, self-regulation and self-respect.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • More recently, close Roberts allies have echoed the self-regulation theme.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Along with patience, these are key aspects of self-regulation, Borba says.
    Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Self-awareness and self-regulation are the foundations of developing mental toughness and staying in your zone, and a lot of it comes down to just breathing.
    Jessica Hullinger, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024
  • However, the chip industry has done well with goal setting and self-regulation.
    Rakesh Kumar, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Part of the overeating may be because stress can interfere with thought processes, like self-regulation.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 11 May 2023
  • Enron’s fall and other accounting scandals of the era made Mr. Pitt’s emphasis on friendly chats and self-regulation seem naive and suspect.
    James R. Hagerty, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • This self-regulation design gives plants the power to obtain water as needed, rather than novices (like myself) trying to figure out how much water to give and how often.
    Lauren Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2023
  • Younger children require more support in diapering and self-help skills such as self-regulation.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
  • The hemp industry itself is also working towards self-regulation to ensure consumer safety and build trust in the market.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Since 2021, Indian streamers are required to adhere to a self-regulation code, guidelines of which are provided by the government.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2023
  • This means a healthy state of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills.
    Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
  • So school staff members teach about emotional self-regulation.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2023
  • Szabo likened social media apps and online platforms to newspapers, TV shows, video games and movies, and pointed to self-regulation in those cases as the appropriate approach.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • But one’s entire understanding of self-regulation is altered when every governing system of your life, and your children’s lives, is smoothened and tempered by vast stores of capital.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But for supporters of a more robust regulatory regime for AI, the past few days’ events show that self-regulation is insufficient to protect society.
    Peter Guest, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Many digital ethicists worry that self-regulation won’t work.
    Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The tech industry has already taken some strides toward self-regulation although most of it has been limited to the biggest companies, like Alphabet and Microsoft.
    Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The accord is also a recognition that lawmakers around the world haven’t responded very quickly to the swift advancements in generative AI, leaving the tech industry to explore self-regulation.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Until regulation is in place, self-regulation, as demonstrated by numerous industries in the past, is also a responsible step that will help in the pursuit of a social license.
    François Candelon, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
  • All organisms on Earth, with the exception of viruses, use forms of self-regulation to maintain constant internal environments.
    Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Popular Science, 28 June 2023
  • In essence, the apparent compromise is much less restrictive than initial proposals and in effect will permit self-regulation for foundation AI.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In childhood, cognition centers on the acquisition of language and the rudiments of abstract reasoning, while emotional skills such as self-regulation and empathy are still taking root.
    Andrew Serazin, Time, 14 June 2023
  • Ecosystems might not compete and reproduce the way organisms and species do, but some scholars have proposed that they should be regarded as living entities capable of self-regulation and evolution.
    Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
  • While democracy advocates applauded the move, many say industry self-regulation isn’t enough.
    Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Oliveira said students who grew up during quarantine are also entering school with more challenges around socialization, executive function and self-regulation skills than kindergarteners before the pandemic.
    Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024

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