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  • present tense form of control (3rd person singular).
  • plural of control.

controls



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About half of those companies actively encourage employees to maximize their AI usage, while 22% have limits or controls to manage spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

In July, OpenAI said its AI systems had accessed the internet and hacked into open-source developer hub Hugging Face, prompting researchers and officials to call for tighter controls over the technology.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Medicare Advantage currently controls more than half of the overall Medicare market of roughly 69.6 million subscribers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The compound also reduced enlargement of heart muscle cells compared to controls, helping to preserve normal cell function.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Jacqui notices that too, because she starts checking the controls.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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