as in regulation
a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity
according to army regs, dress uniforms must be starched and boots polished at all times
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Recent Examples of reg
There's also climate change regs, union mandates, wholesale access requirements... all kinds of left-wing priorities on the program that divert resources away from the overall goal of closing broadband gaps.
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Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
But under Garland, the DOJ has a history of claiming the regs are not enforceable and of picking and choosing which ones to apply.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Jan. 2025
Rescind those regulations, pull those regs back, and then that gives us the industrial logic to then downsize the size of that administrative state.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
The biggest industries — AI, energy, financial services (crypto included) and defense — are expected to benefit big-time with lighter regs and lower taxes.
—Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
But under Garland, the DOJ has a history of claiming the regs are not enforceable and of picking and choosing which ones to apply.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Jan. 2025
Rescind those regulations, pull those regs back, and then that gives us the industrial logic to then downsize the size of that administrative state.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
The biggest industries — AI, energy, financial services (crypto included) and defense — are expected to benefit big-time with lighter regs and lower taxes.
—Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reg
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Officials are encouraging air passengers to ensure bags are compliant with TSA regulations and to bring a Real ID or other acceptable identification such as a passport.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Autonomous vehicle technology has been hard to commercialize, with tight regulations and heavy investments forcing many companies to give up.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Eventually – inevitably – a recession will occur, but the huge 2022-2024 inversion will not have predicted it by the traditional rules of interpretation.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Older people were hit the hardest socially by COVID rules that limited or barred visits from family and friends.—
Joshua Zatulskis,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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The recovery was aided by clever mitigation measures, such as shipping autos without semiconductors for certain optional vehicle features, and rewriting code so that chips in less demand, particularly semiconductors with less memory, could be used for other features.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Players who pick a winner will receive a $200 bonus by using the banner below -- no code will be needed.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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But Connecticut’s clean slate law does not apply to out-of-state convictions.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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Asian Americans’ outrage over a judge’s leniency in the case — the assailants received $3,000 fines and no jail time — sparked a surge of activism seeking tougher hate crime laws nationwide.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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“Reg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reg. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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