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controlled

[ kuhn-trohld ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

held in check; curbed:
poorly controlled anger.
carefully regulated, tested, or verified:
a controlled experiment.
(of a drug) restricted by law as to possession and use:
Morphine is a controlled drug.

First recorded in 1580–90; control ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

I stood with a tape recorder, listening to men denounce the liberal media controlled by Jews.

Two years ago in Michigan, she oversaw AFP operations to help the Republican-controlled legislature pass sweeping anti-union laws.

And in informal talks, Chinese leaders have compared hackers on both sides to unruly children who can only barely be controlled.

“Some tribes” have “requested guidance on the enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA),” the opening reads.

According to the indictment, it is part of a network of Latino gangs controlled by La Eme.

He controlled himself betimes, bethinking him that, after all, there might be some reason in what this fat fellow said.

The exchanges had closed in previous years, but never for the reasons which now controlled them.

The new forces controlled by mankind have been powerless as yet to remove want and destitution, hard work and social discontent.

The combination of the safe set apart for the use of the board will be controlled by two persons designated by the board.

With a tremendous effort, he controlled himself and smothered the rising fires that struggled towards speech and action.

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