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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

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

That an artist controlled the narrative behind their own work was both novel and groundbreaking at a time when the art market was just beginning to dominate the gallery scene.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The findings suggest new ways to create and study these unusual quantum states in controlled settings such as ultracold-atom experiments.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Her voice is controlled, but disapproval wraps her words.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam