controlled

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The company did not intend to recover either the booster or the upper stage, and the final splashdown was fiery but controlled, as planned.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

According to the researchers, it was the first placebo controlled study to show that a biomechanical intervention could help treat osteoarthritis symptoms and potentially slow joint damage.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

While the IPO offers investors economic exposure, it also provides the controlled company with a crucial cash cushion for acquisitions during industry consolidation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Each has been vetted and trained for a few weeks before being allowed to operate one of the remotely controlled guns.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Sometimes when a brushfire grows out of control, fire authorities set a backfire—a controlled burn—that hedges the amount of destruction a wildfire may cause.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman