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Under normal conditions, RB helps keep cell growth under control.

From Science Daily • Jul. 4, 2026

Crews battled the Boyle Heights warehouse fire for about a week before they got it under control.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

Greenspan’s monetary actions during the early years of the Clinton administration also played a key role in keeping inflation under control, according to Komal S. Sri-Kumar, head of Sri-Kumar Global Strategies.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Capital Economics, however, believes there is still room for further tightening as policymakers seek to slow activity sufficiently to bring inflation under control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Rondon kept his temper under control but made the chaffing remark, “Well, you have had a splendid bath, eh?”

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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