controlled

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After reviewing the available literature, they identified six published reports covering five randomized controlled trials, in which participants received either creatine or a placebo without knowing which treatment they were taking.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

Tribalists and traditionalists have controlled the terms of the battle, one by simplifying, the other by denying, the way privilege has shaped our compound selves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The incident Friday took place amid some of the country’s most tightly controlled airspace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Some parents also comment on their adult child's lifestyle or relationships, which can make them feel "scrutinised or controlled".

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

It was all so slow and so controlled.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway