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Their effectiveness depends on a tightly controlled contact point called the "immune synapse," where they release toxic molecules that destroy the target while leaving surrounding healthy cells unharmed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

“Privée is democratizing entry into a category traditionally controlled by boutique relationships, and resale markups,” said Wayne Geffen, who founded Vivrelle with his wife, Blake Geffen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Founded in the early 20th century, Kone has been controlled for about a hundred years by the Herlin family.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The Englishman took the fifth and sixth frames on the black after capitalising on errors from his opponent and controlled the seventh.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

To the Pythagoreans, ratios and proportions controlled musical beauty, physical beauty, and mathematical beauty.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife