controls
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GameStop said in a May filing that it now controls the equivalent of 6.55% of eBay’s outstanding shares, up from around 5% earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Switzerland has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in Europe, although violent shootings are rare and tighter controls were introduced in recent years.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
"The limbic system, sometimes called the 'reptilian brain,' controls emotion broadly speaking -- but it also has other components with distinct functions," explains Imam.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Parents are now aware months ahead of time that these controls will exist.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
He explains how moving it around and clicking on it controls the little arrow on the screen, doing the same thing the flat pad of our old laptop did.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
