controlling

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DuPont owned a controlling stake in General Motors in those years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

They would simply make unmistakably clear that the executive cannot determine whether Congress’ statutory commands ever become operative by controlling the very event that activates them.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway, which has a $1 trillion market capitalization, might finally make the cut—and it would be fitting to add the conglomerate while its chairman and controlling shareholder Warren Buffett, 95, is still alive.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

"It's the closest thing we have to controlling the boundary of the quantum world," said Kamal Oudrhiri, project manager of Cold Atom Lab at JPL, referring to those low temperatures.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

Laura plays along, controlling the tremor of her voice.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez