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"Some of these scams are in almost lawless areas or in areas which are controlled by armed gangs… that the governments may have very little control over."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

To investigate this idea, the scientists designed a controlled experiment using different caffeine levels.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

And yet it remains an anachronism: a privately held business controlled by a deeply private family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The researchers controlled for rents and other economic factors, though Leifheit said the findings still should be interpreted cautiously.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

But this was very different from the idea of a human body being operated by some kind of guiding spirit which controlled its activities from minute to minute.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin