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Examples of regulator in a Sentence
the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity
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Following the crash, state regulators suspended Cruise’s driverless testing permit.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Insurance regulators have not fined the companies for their errors.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
State regulators are also pressuring utilities to slash emissions, further driving the adoption of wind and solar power.
—Matt Simon / Grist, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Boost has been building this 5G-only network since 2020, when government regulators required Sprint to spin off Boost and sell wireless spectrum to Dish Network as conditions of T-Mobile buying Sprint that year.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing regulator
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“Regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regulator. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
regulator
noun
reg·u·la·tor
ˈreg-yə-ˌlāt-ər
1
: one that regulates
2
Legal Definition
regulator
noun
reg·u·la·tor
ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-tər
: one (as a government agency) that regulates
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