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John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Trust controlled 90% of the U.S. market before regulators broke it up in 1911.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

To test the theory, the researchers designed a highly controlled quantum setup.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Dr. Prasad demanded that they conduct nothing less than double-blind randomized controlled trials in diseases for which such trials would be unethical or next to impossible because of their rarity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

And did Guehi have full expectation of a controlled outcome from playing the ball?

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The northern armies controlled much of the homeland of the Dinka.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau