controlled

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Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining, controlled by billionaire Thomas S. Kaplan, raised $270 million in an IPO to restart the historic Sunshine mine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Pasadena officials are warning that residents may hear helicopters, controlled explosions and simulated weapons fire as the U.S. military conducts a training exercise in the northeast area of the city Wednesday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The resulting vapor then traveled through a tube in which temperatures could be carefully controlled as the material cooled.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Turkish media however quoted official sources as saying that water authorities carried out "controlled water releases" from the Ataturk Dam after water levels rose due to heavy rainfall in recent months.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 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