regulate
verb (used with object)
to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc..
has regulated
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present perfectof regulate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since 1996, the government has regulated some train fares following the privatisation of British Rail.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
The EPA has regulated ethylene oxide emissions for 30 years.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
This isn’t the first time EPA has regulated oil and gas methane, but these rules are more aggressive and comprehensive.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2021
But the history of how the U.S. government has regulated mass communication offers another way to understand the issue.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2019
That watch has regulated imperial interests in its time — the stately ceremonial, the courtly assigna- tion, pompous travels, and lordly sleeps.
From Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
