controlling
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Sony Pictures Television has acquired controlling interest in the reality TV production company behind “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “Vanderpump Rules.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Five years ago, Rhi had a procedure to put a sacral nerve stimulation system in place - where the nerves controlling the bowel can be stimulated with a device implanted under the skin.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
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
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
“You have to work on controlling those memories,” Nico warned.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing controlling
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