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Southampton were charged within 24 hours of the complaint being raised, and from that point on the process and timing is controlled by the independent disciplinary commission.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

For years, Jin built a thriving Protestant congregation in the heart of Beijing, known as Zion Church, that operated outside the government’s system of tightly controlled official churches.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

OpenAI later turned its for-profit business into a public-benefit corporation, known as a B Corp, controlled by its nonprofit arm.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The pair were ultimately accused of transferring $350 million out of Venezuela either to the US or through the US to foreign accounts they owned or controlled.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

He was trying to control me, just as he had, in his way, controlled the planting, the use of the gasoline, the tractor, and even my going to church.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien