controlled

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They were sent to colonies controlled by European countries, such as Spain, Portugal, France and the UK.

From BBC

The Chagos Islands - officially known as the British Indian Ocean Territory - are located in the Indian Ocean and the UK has controlled them since the early 19th Century.

From BBC

He also requests that an accountant track every transaction that involved money transferred from Bohm’s personal accounts to the accounts his parents controlled.

From Los Angeles Times

In the expropriation, the Argentine state took over 51 percent of YPF, which at the time was partially controlled by the Spanish energy giant Repsol.

From Barron's

They added this yeast to bee diets and tested it over three months in controlled glasshouse experiments.

From Science Daily