deregulation
noun
de·reg·u·la·tion
(ˌ)dē-ˌre-gyə-ˈlā-shən 
: the act or process of removing restrictions and regulations
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The administration’s early focus on tariffs and aggressively cutting government spending through DOGE has likely also caught investors off guard, dashing hopes that the president would focus more on deregulation and tax cuts, Sosnick noted.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
The messaging of an energy emergency is also the administration's attempt to defend its ideological goals of deregulation and reversal of Biden-era efforts to address climate change, Konisky said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Environmental advocates said the deregulation effort is unparalleled in the EPA’s 54-year history.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
That deregulation has resulted in a wave of hospital closures, maldistributed hospital beds and skyrocketing hospital prices.
—Lois Uttley, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
The messaging of an energy emergency is also the administration's attempt to defend its ideological goals of deregulation and reversal of Biden-era efforts to address climate change, Konisky said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Environmental advocates said the deregulation effort is unparalleled in the EPA’s 54-year history.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
That deregulation has resulted in a wave of hospital closures, maldistributed hospital beds and skyrocketing hospital prices.
—Lois Uttley, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Deregulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deregulation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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