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control

[kuhn-trohl] / kənˈtroʊl /






Usage

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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Even under perfect conditions—i.e., in controlled research—the math of one exit is unforgiving.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers carefully controlled the initial fuel gas pressure and applied electron cyclotron resonance heating during the startup phase of each discharge.

From Science Daily

"By controlling their orientation and positioning, we can engineer the same plastic to break down over days, months or even years."

From Science Daily

Some social media users responded with jokes and memes, while others emphasized Greenlandic self-determination and rejected the implication of foreign control.

From Salon

Venezuela controls the largest proven oil reserves on Earth; more than 300 billion barrels were estimated as of 2023, primarily heavy crude in the Orinoco Belt, according to the U.S.

From MarketWatch