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Jordan Dreyer, the vocalist of the post-hardcore quintet, harpoons the air with his entire body, while singing with a controlled anguish. — Greta Moran, Teen Vogue, "The Culture of Sexual Harassment at Music Festivals Like Coachella Could Be Changing," 3 May 2019 On average, roughly 165,000 acres a year have been treated with controlled burns in Oregon over the last decade. — Kate Wiliams, The Seattle Times, "Controlled burns in OR: Can more fires create less smoke?," 15 Oct. 2018 Think about squeezing your glutes and quads as your legs glide in and out in a very controlled manner. — Jenny Mccoy, SELF, "All You Need Is a Pair of Socks to Do This 15-Minute Total-Body Workout From Carrie Underwood’s Trainer," 13 Dec. 2018 The treatment often involves chain-saw thinning and then controlled burns during cooler weather. — Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, "Despite the scourge of smoky summers, Washington underfunds wildfire-control efforts," 4 Sep. 2018 The few startups that have launched services are operating in much smaller, more tightly controlled environments and at lower speeds. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Waymo One, the groundbreaking self-driving taxi service, explained," 5 Dec. 2018 The state would increase controlled burns and boost education and training programs in fire-prone areas. — Liam Dillon, latimes.com, "Gov. Jerry Brown offers part of a historic budget bonanza to help ease California's homelessness crisis," 11 May 2018 Fire departments also use them for controlled burns to help prevent forest fires or to stop fires from spreading. — Allison Barrie, Fox News, "Elon Musk thrusts civilian flamethrowers into the spotlight," 23 Mar. 2018 Some randomized controlled trials have shown that Pycnogenol and maca extract (Lepidium meyenii) can help control hot flashes (Maturitas, February 2014). — Joe Graedon, The Seattle Times, "Vicks VapoRub eases facial pain," 11 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'controlled.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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