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control

[kuhn-trohl] / kənˈtroʊl /






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What are other ways to say control? Control is either power or influence applied to the complete and successful direction or manipulation of persons or things: to be in control of a project. Authority is a power or right, usually because of rank or office, to issue commands and to punish for violations: to have authority over subordinates. Influence is a personal and unofficial power derived from deference of others to one's character, ability, or station; it may be exerted unconsciously or may operate through persuasion: to have influence over one's friends.

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Officials have completed road improvements along the detour route and will deploy traffic control officers at 18 key intersections during the bridge’s full closure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"All we can control is that we put on a good advert for women's football."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

John Lilly, a neurophysiologist, promised to give the agency “push-button control over the totality of motivation and consciousness” via electrical means.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Research suggests that intermittent fasting may improve blood-sugar control in people with Type 2 diabetes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

They insisted that mischievous spirits could control mediums and force them to cheat.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

“We have implemented additional safeguards, including enhanced monitoring, strengthened access controls and further third-party review of our security practices,” Betaneli added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Venture capitalist David Sacks, part of a new White House task force on AI, suggested insurance could add teeth to a voluntary industry agreement on controls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

It isn't the first government to try this, but existing algorithm controls are often transient and come with trade-offs in app functionality.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

He said, you know, parodying “Dune,” he said, “He who controls the memes, controls the universe,” right?

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Although she was a former softball player who had wrestled the controls in airplanes in the worst weather conditions, she could not pull her body weight up to the chin-up bar.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

If the final production car is capable of flight, it could be limited to use at a specific, controlled site, like certain non-street-legal supercars from Ferrari or Pagani.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

NPH is one of the few causes of dementia that can be controlled or reversed with surgical treatment, usually involving the placement of a shunt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

This approach had worked for American scientists, who achieved the world's first controlled, sustained nuclear chain reaction using a graphite-moderated reactor in 1942.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Instead of programming the humanoids under controlled conditions, Tau is sending its robots into homes to learn through first-hand experience.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Even so, I was desperate to find out where the many, many rules that they controlled us with came from.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

The idea of controlling the brain through new technology has a long history, as both a dream and a nightmare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Microsoft’s announcement strengthens its case for controlling the cost of AI.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

He abruptly sold the Lakers in August, in a deal that valued the team — not just Walter’s controlling interest — at $12.5 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

They are trying to determine whether someone was deliberately controlling the robot's movements at the time of the incident.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mostly about how they changed color by controlling their own skin cells.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste


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