controls

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The company said it will maintain its focus on squeezing more profit from the many famous toys and other intellectual properties it controls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Border Force official, who worked overseeing immigration and customs controls at Heathrow airport, guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Labour either controls or leads the majority of the council areas where voters are going to the polls in England on Thursday.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Growing demand for rare earths, crucial for AI, is driving U.S. efforts to reduce reliance on China, which controls about 85% of global rare-earth refining capacity.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Sometimes, though, the controls still worked exactly the opposite of the way he expected them to, and the puppets always looked twitchy, as if they were being electrocuted.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker