controlling
Example Sentences
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He argued the state should play a bigger role in controlling the country’s economic fate, including the nationalization of key utilities, the mass construction of social housing and rebuilding ties with Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Earlier this year Rupert Murdoch, the controlling shareholder of Fox, expressed his concerns about the matter to President Donald Trump at a dinner at the White House, the Wall Street Journal reported last week.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Recent advances in controlling individual particles inside ultracold atomic systems could also make these ideas testable in real laboratory experiments.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
It has led every Welsh government since then, controlling the country's policies on health, education, transport and local government, among others.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“I’m not excited,” I said, and I didn’t bother controlling the anger in my voice.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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