controlling
Example Sentences
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Chevron is the state’s biggest branded retailer, controlling 19% of California’s gas market with more than 1,600 stations, according to the state’s energy commission.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The researchers say this discovery forms the foundation of what they call singulonics, a new nanophotonic framework focused on controlling and confining light far below conventional limits without energy dissipation.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
The first time I wore them, the contraption felt like a puppeteer controlling my legs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Because these measurements are collected within the same single cell, the system can reveal the gene networks controlling cell behavior and identify where distinct mutations produce the same downstream effects.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Although Hopewell villages were as small as those of their more egalitarian neighbors, they were stratified, with priesdy rulers controlling the rest of the populace.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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