controlled

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"I fully trust the safety measures that have been taken with this, they have controlled it very well," says Lupe López, a woman who was buying pork.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

It introduces a gentler and widely applicable way to produce materials with highly ordered surfaces and precisely controlled chemistry.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

This means scramblers or quadbikes will only be used for agricultural purposes and for controlled licenced sports events.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“This route goes between islands that are controlled by Iran.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Their accusers tended to be wealthier individuals who controlled local institutions or had ties to the national government, and were sometimes even the women’s landlords or employers.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz