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John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Trust controlled 90% of the U.S. market before regulators broke it up in 1911.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

To test the theory, the researchers designed a highly controlled quantum setup.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The money was sent to multiple accounts controlled by an unnamed co-conspirator, according to the indictment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

That an artist controlled the narrative behind their own work was both novel and groundbreaking at a time when the art market was just beginning to dominate the gallery scene.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The mathematics to model a trait controlled by five or seven genes, Fisher discovered, was not all that complex.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee