controlled

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“I’ve spent my entire career working in Hollywood, where other people controlled the narrative and the outcome of my career,” she told the magazine, later adding, “I really do think this is the future.”

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Before turning 40, he controlled a web of some 60 companies, including banks, airlines and cosmetics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

To explore these effects, researchers recruited 36 participants for a controlled experiment.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

If parents report better sleep due to controlled crying, then you could argue there is a benefit even if the babies are not, in fact, sleeping any more than they were before.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

A translator explained he was part owner of the hotel as well as a local oligarch who controlled Siberian gas and oil fields.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French