as in controller
a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system
the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity
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Boring disputed the regulators’ allegations and contested the violations.
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Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
The fine followed three years of legal proceedings in which EU antitrust regulators argued Meta illegally shut out competitors by making Marketplace an automatic part of Facebook for users.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The interaction suggests there was no level of cryptocurrency product offered by a bank in recent years that wouldn't draw a lot of sharp questions from bank regulators.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Fed regulators presuming the imposition of broad capital requirements are acting in as conceited a fashion as FOMC members setting a rate of interest.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
The fine followed three years of legal proceedings in which EU antitrust regulators argued Meta illegally shut out competitors by making Marketplace an automatic part of Facebook for users.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The interaction suggests there was no level of cryptocurrency product offered by a bank in recent years that wouldn't draw a lot of sharp questions from bank regulators.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Fed regulators presuming the imposition of broad capital requirements are acting in as conceited a fashion as FOMC members setting a rate of interest.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulator. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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