controlled

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"As such, conditions are likely to remain controlled and potentially restrictive."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

This means tanker movement will be extremely controlled, subject to Iran’s “toll booth.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Put simply, most of the world's high-end, powerful computer chips - the ones used by Silicon Valley firms to fuel the creation of LLMs - are controlled by America.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In his new job, he controlled criminal investigations, crime-scene investigations, internal affairs, the narcotics team and drug-analysis units.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Each of these leaves clasps, at its center, an iron-containing chemical named heme that can bind oxygen—a reaction distantly akin to a controlled form of rusting.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee