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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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Your challenges are twofold: diversification or lack thereof and controlling your withdrawals, hopefully with an aggressive Roth conversion plan that also leaves tax-free withdrawals for your children as part of their inheritance.

From MarketWatch

The bigger worry of policymakers is that once consumers and businesses expect higher prices, inflation can feed on itself and become harder to control.

From The Wall Street Journal

From novels such as Isaac Asimov's I, Robot to modern video games like Horizon: Zero Dawn, sci-fi has long imagined what would happen if AI broke free of human control.

From BBC

Central banks in Europe are mostly winding down their rate-cutting cycles, with inflation now largely under control.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the time, a controlled fusion reaction produced more energy than it consumed by using lasers to create conditions that cause hydrogen atoms to fuse and release vast amounts of energy.

From The Wall Street Journal