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Getting to “go on the computer” was an opportunity for entertainment, yes, but it was also a chance to learn in a fun, controlled environment.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

The Chagos Islands - officially known as the British Indian Ocean Territory - are located in the Indian Ocean and Britain has controlled them since the early 19th Century.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But no one would ever think of shorting the gnome market: Demand is through the roof and supply is tightly controlled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

BET inhibitors were designed to block a shared feature that all BET proteins use to attach to chromatin, the tightly packed structure of DNA and proteins where genes are stored and controlled.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

To the Pythagoreans, ratios and proportions controlled musical beauty, physical beauty, and mathematical beauty.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife