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Although the experiments were performed under carefully controlled laboratory conditions and remain limited to nanoscale systems, the work represents an important advance from theoretical predictions to real-world demonstration.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Opening the batting is hard and he looked controlled.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

A rare strain of Ebola has reached territory controlled by Islamic State militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a place too dangerous for health workers fighting to stop the deadly virus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Democrats, who controlled both houses of Congress, passed the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, which gave the Republican president the power to stabilize prices, rents, wages, interest rates, and dividends.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“It’s basically a mini-tornado, but it’s controlled so it isn’t dangerous.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston