controlled

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Another point, he explains, is that outbreaks cannot be controlled through medical interventions alone.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has recorded more than 60,000 civilian casualties since 2022, almost 90 percent of which were in areas controlled by Ukraine.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Winning six Premier League titles in seven seasons using that approach meant controlled, positional, high-possession football became the norm.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Rupert Murdoch owned New York magazine from the late 1970s until 1991, when he sold it to a partnership controlled by KKR.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

It was there that their teenage sons disappeared when they reached a certain age and couldn’t be controlled any longer.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago