Thesaurus results for REGULATORS

regulators

noun

plural of regulator

as in controllers

a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity

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Recent Examples of regulators Fisker Automotive said that an internal investigation supervised by transportation regulators found salt corrosion had caused a short circuit in the battery, leading to the fire, rather than a preexisting defect. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King said that his office's regulators had inspected Six Flags Over Georgia's Goliath roller coaster months before the incident that killed one man and injured four minors on Monday. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Spokespeople for the other regulators did not respond to requests for comment. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 In Texas, many injury reports made to state regulators involved water park attractions, such as incidents in which riders were thrown from inner tubes, resulting in head injuries and other trauma. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 In short, the hope is that by looping in patients, regulators, health plans, and family caregivers, there’s a view toward a health care system that works better for the most vulnerable. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Fox currently expects the Roku acquisition to be completed in the first half of calendar year 2027, subject to clearance by the Justice Department and other regulators. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Some state regulators and utility companies are already considering structuring electricity rates to prevent data center costs from being passed on to other customers. — John Kotcher, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 Duke Energy Florida, which serves much of Central Florida, is still waiting on regulators to rule on its proposal. — Mark McNees, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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The console lets users play N64 games with their original cartridges and controllers, using FPGA hardware instead of emulation software—the standard for retro machines—so there’s no lag during play.

— Jessica Sager, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Besides running controllers with outdated firmware, the affected stores likely also failed to put the devices behind a VPN and create a restricted list of IP addresses allowed to log in.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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China is considering export controls that could check the global spread of its AI models and chips, as Beijing increases oversight of its burgeoning tech sector.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Untreated cotton samples were placed in those same locations as controls.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

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