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as in to control
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
you would be well advised to regulate your enthusiasm for the venture and pause to consider the risk involved
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as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
the government agency that regulates the nuclear power industry in this country
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Recent Examples of regulate
Some new laws are finally coming around the world in 2025 that will attempt to regulate the dysfunction of the digital advertising industry, but malicious advertising is still booming around the world and continues to play a big role in global scamming.
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Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
These have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and play a role in helping the body to regulate blood sugar, says lead study author Binkai Liu, a nutrition researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Dec. 2024
In order to regulate the amount of glucose that makes its way into your muscles, your body releases insulin, which commandeers a bunch of amino acids to help with the job.
—Nick Stockton, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
Walking also plays a big role in helping to regulate blood sugar levels after eating.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
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Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
These have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and play a role in helping the body to regulate blood sugar, says lead study author Binkai Liu, a nutrition researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Dec. 2024
In order to regulate the amount of glucose that makes its way into your muscles, your body releases insulin, which commandeers a bunch of amino acids to help with the job.
—Nick Stockton, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
Walking also plays a big role in helping to regulate blood sugar levels after eating.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
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Time in fiction works in a similar way—except that in books, the writer alone controls the organizational system, measuring out time through sentences, paragraphs, and chapters, and moving it in service to the plot.Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Somewhere along the way, our iPhones and Android devices became our command centers, capable of summoning rides, controlling our homes, and delivering a world of goods to our doorsteps.Dean DeBiase, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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What was once an overflowing reservoir has shrunk and the same agencies that released water into the Canyon are trying to manage what's left.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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Costs are rising, and insurers are using more controls such as prior authorizations and doctor networks to manage them.Tom Murphy and Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Most of these products did not contain fluoride, and children who relied more on bottled water than tap water were seen to have uptick in dental caries.Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Apart from the usual suspects of moisture-boosting green tea, rice, algae, and glycerin, this product contains a secret weapon: yeast.Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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District attorney investigators covertly intercepted eight deliveries of garbage compactors from the three county hospitals starting in November 2023, Bud Porter, a supervising deputy district attorney, told The Times in an interview Thursday.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of Lebanese military and United Nations peacekeepers would be deployed in the south, while an international commission led by the United States would supervise all parties' compliance.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sampling is aimed at curbing the spread of the virus which has affected more than 700 dairy herds.Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Regulatory oversight must be strengthened to curb practices that prioritize profits over people, and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms should be expanded to reduce the financial and emotional toll of litigation.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Combined, the two companies would have employed more than 710,000 workers and operate nearly 5,000 stores, almost 4,000 pharmacies and over 2,000 fuel centers nationwide.Richard Collings, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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Albertsons, based in Boise, Idaho, operates roughly 2,300 stores in 34 states, including brands like Safeway, Jewel Osco and Shaw's.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Only one autopsy in Palm Beach County noted that the man died while being restrained.Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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Beyond that, regulatory barriers continue to restrain the arrival of Parallel Systems’ cars themselves.John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Atkins will oversee investments, trading and regulate market shares in his role as chair of the SEC.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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Panetta, 86, said senators must dutifully discern whether Hegseth has the appropriate virtues and traits to oversee the world's largest military force if the Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host ultimately decides not to withdraw.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Regulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulate. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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