control
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Example Sentences
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But history shows the current battle for the strait is just the latest iteration of a centuries-old fight to control the critical trade route—and why it has become a Rubicon for American presidents.
This research offers the first detailed visualization of mosquito flight behavior and provides measurable data that could improve trapping and control methods.
From Science Daily
The area is a major corridor linking the western Darfur region, which is controlled by the RSF, to the capital, Khartoum, which was retaken by the army last year.
From BBC
In this view, the winners of the 21st century would be defined less by control of territory and raw materials than by command of capital, technology and global networks.
The truck bed has been replaced by a scaled-down version of the cargo box on delivery vans, and the exterior is equipped with flood lights controlled by switches in the passenger cabin.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
