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    regulator

    US /ˈrɛɡjəˌletɚ/

    ・

    UK /ˈregjuleɪtə(r)/

    A2
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Device controlling the amount, speed, or level
    This regulator will keep your engine running well
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Official who makes sure rules are followed
    He is a regulator for the oil companies
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)An agency or body responsible for supervising a particular activity or industry.
    The financial regulator oversees the activities of banks.

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    The World in 2021: five stories to watch out for | The Economist

    18:20The World in 2021: five stories to watch out for | The Economist
    • …require many internet users to register with a regulator…

      …require many internet users to register with a regulator…

    B1

    Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Farm with Blippi, Grover, and Meekah!

    14:37Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Farm with Blippi, Grover, and Meekah!
    • I've got a place where workers sit, it's called a cab Where they control the bucket to scoop and grab Elmo's a dirt regulator Elmo's an excavator!

      I've got a place where workers sit, it's called a cab Where they control the bucket to scoop and grab Elmo's a dirt regulator Elmo's an excavator!

    B1

    Online Poker’s Dirty Secret

    09:56Online Poker’s Dirty Secret
    • The issue is there's no poker regulator to make sure that bots are kept off the platforms.

      The issue is there's no poker regulator to make sure that bots are kept off the platforms.

    B1

    LOOKOUT! Toxic Starfish!

    16:42LOOKOUT! Toxic Starfish!
    • In your mind you know that the regulator

      In your mind you know that the regulator

    B1

    How has UK politics changed a year on from the general election? | BBC Newscast

    26:58How has UK politics changed a year on from the general election? | BBC Newscast
    • Nigel Farage, A, couldn't tell me how much that would cost, but also B, completely rubbished the other estimates that are actually already out there, official estimates from the government and the government regulator.

      Nigel Farage, A, couldn't tell me how much that would cost, but also B, completely rubbished the other estimates that are actually already out there, official estimates from the government and the government regulator.

    B1

    Does Cardio After Lifting Kill Your Gains?

    25:21Does Cardio After Lifting Kill Your Gains?
    • In addition to that, there is no added local muscle catabolic system activity or activation. mTOR is a pathway or central regulator in the muscle cell that causes a lot of muscle growth to occur if it gets activated and it's activated by the presence of various hormones, myostatin, it's activated by resistance training, duh, that's what grows most of your muscles for you, and there's other pathways.

      In addition to that, there is no added local muscle catabolic system activity or activation. mTOR is a pathway or central regulator in the muscle cell that causes a lot of muscle growth to occur if it gets activated and it's activated by the presence of various hormones, myostatin, it's activated by resistance training, duh, that's what grows most of your muscles for you, and there's other pathways.

    • One of them is called AMP kinase, AMPK, and AMPK is kind of the catabolic regulator.

      One of them is called AMP kinase, AMPK, and AMPK is kind of the catabolic regulator.

    B1

    PADI Open Water Course OW~Section1

    51:28PADI Open Water Course OW~Section1
    • If you don't have your regulator in your mouth, exhale a slow, steady bubble stream so you don't hold your breath.

      If you don't have your regulator in your mouth, exhale a slow, steady bubble stream so you don't hold your breath.

    • Your cylinder supplies high-pressure air to your regulator, which provides it to you when you inhale.

      Your cylinder supplies high-pressure air to your regulator, which provides it to you when you inhale.

    B2

    How do Graphics Cards Work? Exploring GPU Architecture

    28:30How do Graphics Cards Work?  Exploring GPU Architecture
    • On the PCB, the majority of the smaller components constitute the voltage regulator module, which takes the incoming 12V and converts it to 1.1V and supplies hundreds of watts of power to the GPU.

      On the PCB, the majority of the smaller components constitute the voltage regulator module, which takes the incoming 12V and converts it to 1.1V and supplies hundreds of watts of power to the GPU.

    B1

    Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard

    08:25Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
    • The CMA estimates that Microsoft has around 60-70% of the global cloud gaming market, and the regulator made it pretty clear early on that there's some concerns around Microsoft buying up Activision Blizzard and then withholding those games from rival cloud gaming services.

      The CMA estimates that Microsoft has around 60-70% of the global cloud gaming market, and the regulator made it pretty clear early on that there's some concerns around Microsoft buying up Activision Blizzard and then withholding those games from rival cloud gaming services.

    • For a while, it looked like the CMA might be convinced, but then in late April, the regulator abruptly rejected the acquisition, saying that cloud gaming was the big concern.

      For a while, it looked like the CMA might be convinced, but then in late April, the regulator abruptly rejected the acquisition, saying that cloud gaming was the big concern.

    B1

    Boat Diving vs Shore Diving (Entering the Water)

    10:31Boat Diving vs Shore Diving (Entering the Water)
    • You're gonna have that mask in place again maybe even that regulator in your mouth for those kinds of waves but you can also take your hand and hold that stuff in place so that doesn't get knocked off your face.

      You're gonna have that mask in place again maybe even that regulator in your mouth for those kinds of waves but you can also take your hand and hold that stuff in place so that doesn't get knocked off your face.

    • Having the regulator in place also equally important.

      Having the regulator in place also equally important.

    B1