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Another example is the reintroduction of giant tortoises to Española Island in the Galápagos, which has regulated shrubbery and created mosaics of vegetation, mitigating the spread of wildfires.

From Scientific American • Sep. 9, 2023

The EPA has regulated ethylene oxide emissions for 30 years.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Congress has regulated the Supreme Court for as long as the two institutions have existed.

From Slate • May 23, 2023

Both externally and internally, there has also been a hardheartedness about how Australian officialdom has regulated the movement of its citizens.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2022

It would therefore appear that the same law has regulated the state of the feathers on the head and body, both with species living under natural conditions, and with birds which have varied under domestication.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 by Darwin, Charles