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as in domineering
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as in regulating
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
you must learn to control your temper
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as in containing
to gain emotional or mental control of
he controlled himself only with the greatest difficulty in the face of his opponent's insulting remarks
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as in governing
to exercise authority or power over
circumstances often control the choices we make in life
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as in managing
to look after and make decisions about
during the period that she controlled the company it was highly profitable
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Recent Examples of controlling
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
New Delhi on Tuesday relaxed rules for investments from countries sharing a land border with India, allowing automatic approval for non-controlling ownership of up to 10%, subject to compliance requirements.
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Shruti Srivastava,
Bloomberg,
11 Mar. 2026
Nishanth Prakash,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Different wines are intended to be stored over different time periods—some are meant to be consumed within months of bottling, while others may spend decades in a cellar—and controlling oxygen exposure is critical to preserving flavor and aroma.
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Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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The structure also includes equity from several French partners and an additional contribution from Carbios, which will leave the company as a minority, non-controlling shareholder.
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Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
New Delhi on Tuesday relaxed rules for investments from countries sharing a land border with India, allowing automatic approval for non-controlling ownership of up to 10%, subject to compliance requirements.
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Shruti Srivastava,
Bloomberg,
11 Mar. 2026
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The challenge is controlling, governing and operationalizing autonomous AI systems at scale.
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Nishanth Prakash,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Different wines are intended to be stored over different time periods—some are meant to be consumed within months of bottling, while others may spend decades in a cellar—and controlling oxygen exposure is critical to preserving flavor and aroma.
—
Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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Musk’s company has inked lucrative AI deals with Anthropic and Google and plans to be the domineering firm behind orbital data centers, which SpaceX has said could be deployed as early as 2028.
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Many figures within evangelicalism have promoted an aggressive, domineering, even abusive view of manhood—affixing to it, as Du Mez argues, the label biblical.
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You’re supposed to win when that happens … except that the two Dodgers starters, Shohei Ohtani and Blake Snell, were equally dominating.
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District 4 Commissoner Chakira Johnson also called for more transparency in the defining and regulating process.
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Currently there is no transparent, consistent framework for regulating AI in the United States.
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Nail technicians in salons across the continent need to dispose of polishes containing trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide, or TPO, and switch to alternatives.
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Last month, police raided the teen’s home on Creekside Drive, seizing $1,300 in cash and a box containing packages of edible cannabis products, which were similar to what the girl allegedly ingested, authorities said.
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But with a few exceptions, there are no universal regulations governing adventure tourism or extreme sports.
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The campaign blitz comes against a backdrop of bipartisan consensus that Congress needs to set more rules governing AI and the powerful companies developing it.
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Cruise lines are constantly managing a shifting inventory of cabin categories right up until embarkation day.
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The lack of Navy interest in managing NAVFAC leads, at best, to a leisurely approach to getting anything done.
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Apes, on the other hand, have much flatter, more grasping feet, indicating that they’re better suited for climbing than for repetitive ground contact.
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My hope is tenuous, grasping; scar tissue from 108 years of futility is never fully salved.
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DeMaio has built his own particularly cogent political organization in San Diego Republican circles, according to previous reporting by CalMatters.
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Her former colleague, Paul Michel, says Newman is clear and cogent.
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“Controlling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controlling. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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