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By combining different halide salts, researchers created MXenes with two or even three types of surface halogens in carefully controlled proportions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“This route goes between islands that are controlled by Iran.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Previously, the company sold sports agency IMG, hospitality company On Location and Professional Bull Riders to TKO Group Holdings, a different company that is also controlled by Endeavor Group Holdings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The Basij is a volunteer militia controlled by the IRGC, with an estimated one million members.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He snapped the back of the camera shut and chose the appropriate shutter and aperture settings, which controlled the amount of light the film would be exposed to.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai