controlled

Example Sentences

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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

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

The company’s prospects brightened at the end of that year when it completed its first-ever controlled landing of a Falcon 9 rocket, paving the way for reusable rockets.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

In 1957, Pardee, Monod, and Jacob discovered that the lactose operon was controlled by a single master switch—a protein eventually called the repressor.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee