controlled
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It is a strictly controlled region which China annexed in the 1950s, where foreign media access is heavily restricted.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Cameras may help solve serious crimes, but their use should be narrowly controlled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
This contrasts with closed-source AI, which is designed to be controlled and private.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Together with specialized ground support equipment, the fairing also keeps the telescope in a controlled environment as teams move it between facilities.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
All the springboks playing baseball, the pandas who controlled the big wooden slides, even the nerdy pangolins who played D&D in the shade of the library.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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