controlled

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Information was strictly controlled in the Soviet Union.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The newly sanctioned ships and companies are controlled by oil shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Peltz Beckham ended the post writing, “I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

To isolate the issue, Duffy and Li designed a controlled experiment with people ages 45 to 55.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

But this was very different from the idea of a human body being operated by some kind of guiding spirit which controlled its activities from minute to minute.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin