tightly
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But after three years of war, prices have soared as aid and commercial supplies trickled into Gaza through crossings tightly controlled by Israel.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Using techniques that measure how molecules interact, White and the Barcelona team showed that BFT and claudin-4 form a tightly bound complex in laboratory experiments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
During the Emergency in the 1970s, when civil liberties were suspended and the press was tightly controlled, Abu Abraham continued drawing, even as dozens of his cartoons were stamped "not passed by censors".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The paperwork offers the most detailed look yet at the AI giant’s gigantic ambitions, eye-popping finances and tightly controlled structure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
He was so excited he was afraid he might crush the paper from holding it so tightly.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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