over-regulated
- a word derived from regulated.
Example Sentences
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After urging grandparents and other relatives to pitch in more, Vance falsely suggested that child-care providers are over-regulated and required to have “a six-year college degree.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024
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
She also said the measure would add more burdens to an over-regulated industry.
From Washington Times • Jan. 25, 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 Smith, Preserved
