1
as in rules
a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity
it's against community regulations to leave your trash on the curb for more than two days
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as in operations
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
the owner seldom visited the plant and did not take an active part in the regulation of the company
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as in stewardships
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
the regulation of the soccer team was left entirely to the head coach and her assistants
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Across their global operations, RED continues to enhance the luxury excursion market.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
5 Jan. 2025 -
Kansas City International Airport halted its flight operations Saturday afternoon because of icy conditions on its runway and taxiways.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2025
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Clinic and hospital staff, with guidance if or when ICE arrives for someone, are now trying to navigate patient rights with judicial warrants for agents to arrest someone.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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King, who’s been selling appliances at Abt Electronics in Glenview for about 21 years, was seeking guidance about what to tell customers worried about tariffs.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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And then, the OECD held a public consultation over the summer on a draft user guide for the GLOBE Information Return XML Schema, the technical format that tax administrations will use to exchange GLOBE information returns that taxpayers have to file.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Previous administrations have stood up specialized councils via executive orders, executives noted.—
Hannah Lang,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Regulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulations. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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