deregulation
noun
de·reg·u·la·tion
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: the act or process of removing restrictions and regulations
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Thiel, whose Founders Fund invested in a nuclear fuel startup and an advanced reactor company, quizzed the would-be official about deregulation and how to rapidly build more nuclear energy capacity, said sources familiar with the conversation.
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Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Nor is there much daylight between its platform and that of such centrist enterprises as the Abundance movement, which calls for prosperity through deregulation.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Three years later, as the GOP pushed for economic deregulation, the bishops published a letter arguing that free markets alone can’t ensure fairness or human dignity.
—Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
The thinking was that tax cuts, deregulation and other breaks would encourage businesses to invest, with the benefits trickling down to workers and the economy overall.
—Robert Burgess, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Nor is there much daylight between its platform and that of such centrist enterprises as the Abundance movement, which calls for prosperity through deregulation.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Three years later, as the GOP pushed for economic deregulation, the bishops published a letter arguing that free markets alone can’t ensure fairness or human dignity.
—Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
The thinking was that tax cuts, deregulation and other breaks would encourage businesses to invest, with the benefits trickling down to workers and the economy overall.
—Robert Burgess, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Deregulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deregulation. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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