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SpaceX, you may know, is the biggest company controlled by Elon Musk, so if you buy its shares, you’re buying into his vision.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

To accomplish this, the researchers turned to metamaterials, engineered materials that contain microscopic repeating structures designed to interact with energy in highly controlled ways.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Opening the batting is hard and he looked controlled.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He once enjoyed regular travel to Europe, including estates in Spain controlled by members of his family, according to documents leaked from financial firms in 2021 known as the Pandora Papers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

George Washington was an officer in the Virginia militia, the small army that Dinwiddie controlled in the king’s name.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen