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Example Sentences

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“The internet lets young people connect outside of the controlled spheres of their parents’ worldview — and that’s the danger that proponents of age verification are terrified of.”

From Salon

Under a section headed "significant hazards not identified", the report stated lobster meat was being served raw and "microbiological hazards have not been fully identified and/or controlled".

From BBC

Despite these well-documented behaviors in children, no controlled experiments had previously tested whether nonhuman animals could understand or track pretend situations.

From Science Daily

The sale comes after a tumultuous few years for the singer, who in 2021 ended a 13-year-long conservatorship – a legal guardianship that saw her finances and personal life controlled by her father.

From BBC

Adherence rates are usually lower in real life than in the closely controlled environment of clinical trials.

From MarketWatch