control
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Citizens go about their days, anxieties bleeding into their behaviors, trying to wrestle some control from a world that offers them none.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
Pope Leo could have confronted the current false binary of unfettered artificial intelligence versus unfettered government control of this technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Musk's 42% ownership stake in SpaceX gives him essentially unilateral control over everything it does.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
The two sides released starkly different accounts of the proposed agreement, with Tehran insisting on its right to enrich uranium and maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Jumping up as the car’s flame went higher, he pushed the control box’s toggles down hard.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Vocabulary lists containing control
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The Scientific Method
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The ACT Science Test: The Scientific Method
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