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well-regulated

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adjective

  1. (of a business, military outfit, routine, etc) controlled or supervised to conform to rules, regulations, tradition, etc

    a well-regulated militia
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Real entrepreneurship serving venturesome consumers, External link not frictionless stock trading in well-regulated casinos, keeps the U.S. economy vibrant.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Take a look at the history of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if you think mortgages are simple, solid and well-regulated.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

But Prof Birney says: "Just to stress, this is research – everything needs to be tested and well-regulated and thought about before it's used, but the technology is here to make these kinds of predictions."

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

“The Governor’s Office supports DCC in developing innovative policies and effective implementation that advances and facilitates a well-regulated, legal, and safe market that benefits all Californians,” wrote Diana Crofts-Pelayo, Newsom’s deputy director of communications.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

Cassiodorus, writing in the 6th century in southern Italy for the guidance of trainee scribes, included punctuation in his Institutions Divinarum et Saecularium Litterarum, recommending “clear pausing in well-regulated delivery”.

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