control
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Loui has since regained control of the company and renamed it PacMar.
From Salon β Sep. 23, 2026
Not only that, but he looks so in control.
From BBC β Sep. 23, 2026
And while the SSA says on its website that you can ask your bank to update that information for you, I suggest you control the situation yourself.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 23, 2026
The push could help automakers improve supply security and control costs as margins come under pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 23, 2026
I swallowed a couple of times and tried hard to control my voice.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Here, Anderson’s message is clear: Whoever has the power controls the image.
From Salon β Sep. 23, 2026
But as European and U.S. manufacturers tightened controls to avert diversions by the Houthis and the Iranians, the Yemeni rebels turned to China, arms experts said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 23, 2026
It’s possible that Beijing could agree to provide “support for a cease-fire, pressure to keep strategic waterways open and tighter controls on identified financial networks,” J.P.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 23, 2026
The system controls which wavelengths of light reach the detectors and can separate light from cosmic objects into individual colors.
From Science Daily β Sep. 21, 2026
Klava let Galya lean over her shoulder in the air and try out the flight controls as they flew toward their targets.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
One setback involved Blue Origin, which is controlled by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 22, 2026
Brown said there was "a whole plethora of planning" ongoing at the scene, with various different options on the table, including a possible controlled explosion.
From BBC β Sep. 22, 2026
Atletico manager Simeone rejected the suggestion the result would be overshadowed by the refereeing debate, saying his team had controlled the contest.
From BBC β Sep. 20, 2026
The disease often alternates between periods when symptoms are controlled and sudden flare-ups that can become severe enough to require hospital care.
From Science Daily β Sep. 20, 2026
She would have given anything to be back at Camp Half-Blood, where the weather was controlled even in the winter.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
And there’s now plenty of evidence on how to reduce risk by controlling diabetes and hypertension, and by getting plenty of sleep and exercise and maintaining a healthy diet.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 23, 2026
Nigel Farage has announced Helen Jenner as the new leader of Reform in Wales, replacing Dan Thomas after his arrest on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour.
From BBC β Sep. 21, 2026
Developing a practical formulation could make a major difference because successfully controlling drywood termites requires more than simply having an insecticide that kills them.
From Science Daily β Sep. 19, 2026
“There’s a premise underlying all of this that you can control AI by controlling the biggest LLMs,” Goertzel told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 19, 2026
Barely eighteen, James was not much older than some of his students, and he had trouble controlling the unruly ones.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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