controlling
Example Sentences
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Instead, the market seemed to move because a UMA voter controlling roughly 10% of the vote announced a “Yes” vote on Discord.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Transmitting data in space would require carefully controlling how laser devices lodged on satellites are pointed, a challenging task given the scale of an orbital data center.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Hoover was competent and corrupt, famously controlling the FBI with an iron fist.
From Salon • May 8, 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
Over time these shamans became gatekeepers, controlling access to the supernatural realm.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing controlling
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