controlled

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“With a controlled leak, you can route liquid or gas out of the tank, relieving pressure and buying more time.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Musk’s voting power will make SpaceX a so-called controlled company, exempt from certain Nasdaq corporate-governance requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Instead, he immediately connected the violence to his broader vision of a more securitized presidential space — one built around controlled environments, physical barriers and visible protection systems.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

South Kivu is controlled by the Rwandan-backed armed group M23, which has never had to manage an epidemic like Ebola.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

If one is continually surviving the worst that life can bring, one eventually ceases to be controlled by a fear of what life can bring; whatever it brings must be borne.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin