- present participle of control.
controlling
Example Sentences
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But these efforts failed and, with UniCredit closing in on a controlling stake, Commerzbank's CEO Bettina Orlopp called in late July for "constructive" talks with the Italian lender.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
I wanted some time alone to consider whether I was serious about putting the time and effort into being the controlling owner of the Orioles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Although not required to go as fast on this occasion, she showed her maturity by controlling the final before surging to victory.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The researchers say the work addresses a central problem facing the field: efficiently producing and controlling quantum states that are capable of helping correct errors.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The great contemporary achievement of modern medicine is the technology for controlling and preventing bacterial infection, but this did not fall into our laps with the appearance of penicillin and the sulfonamides.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing controlling
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