control
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Example Sentences
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The crew finally comes together, gets things under control and returns home—but that home, it turns out, is not the same one that they left.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
To help control it and provide habitat for fish and birds, California agencies have been building berms and sending water flowing into man-made ponds along the shore, creating new wetlands.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
As onlookers held their breath, she was surprised by the "energy in mission control."
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
"Together, these findings reveal a direct molecular link between synonymous codon choice and the control of gene expression in human cells," says co-corresponding author Masanori Yoshinaga.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Goo-goo, gaa-gaa, air traffic control, this is baby plane one, over,’” he mocked.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
