regulated
adjective
held to a given standard; controlled in accordance with rules, guidelines, or regulations.
over-regulated
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a word derived from
regulated.
Example Sentences
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"Do I think it's over-regulated? Probably yes. In general the rule book is only getting bigger and bigger every year and I don't think that's always the right way."
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
Certainly more than an over-gentrified city like San Francisco or slightly over-regulated city like San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
For his part, Casadevall steers towards the middle ground, and worries that if society overreacts against gain-of-function research, the field might become over-regulated, and then the experiments will never get done.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2021
But the reforms are taking too long to implement and the entire economy is over-regulated and bureaucratic, said a European investor who also spoke on condition of anonymity.
From Reuters ● Aug. 4, 2021
Notwithstanding the fact that their high standards of craftsmanship produced an excellent grade of goods, they were over-regulated and hide-bound, averse to new methods.
From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith
