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the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity
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And anti-trust federal regulators?
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Waymo didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, or say whether regulators required its service pause on Thursday given the flash flood warnings.
—Lora Kolodny,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025
Reporting by The Sacramento Bee and other outlets showed that Yolo County building officials, Cal Fire regulators and the local fire chief were aware fireworks were being stored at the site but did not ensure the operation met safety standards.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Dec. 2025
As long as the money from cannabis sales could be construed under federal law as the proceeds of a crime, banks that do business with dispensaries must file scores of individual reports, alerting regulators that the transactions might not comply with both federal and state laws.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Waymo didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, or say whether regulators required its service pause on Thursday given the flash flood warnings.
—Lora Kolodny,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025
Reporting by The Sacramento Bee and other outlets showed that Yolo County building officials, Cal Fire regulators and the local fire chief were aware fireworks were being stored at the site but did not ensure the operation met safety standards.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Dec. 2025
As long as the money from cannabis sales could be construed under federal law as the proceeds of a crime, banks that do business with dispensaries must file scores of individual reports, alerting regulators that the transactions might not comply with both federal and state laws.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regulator. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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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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