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So we were looking forward to seeing sweeping improvements when Walter took control and provided the organization with a much-needed financial infusion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The great contradiction in Zhu’s career is that he never seems to have doubted the necessity of Communist Party control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Unable to monitor the early progress of his rivals, Hudson-Smith went out hard and had established enough of a gap entering the home straight to reassure the home fans that all was under control.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

But the Chargers need someone to seize control of the left guard spot sooner rather than later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

“You are to be commended for this increase. However we continue to receive complaints of defective wiring. Quality control must improve.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

As an example of money wasted by LAHSA’s lack of financial controls, Turner cited the recent federal indictment alleging a homeless services provider fleeced the system of $23 million in fraudulent billings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Because if you don’t, the data essentially controls you, shifting your stress in response to whatever number pops up today.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

They called on the prime minister to "go further and allow councils to introduce rent controls for small businesses".

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The first group included 14 people who served as controls and were asked to continue eating their usual diet.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Soon after Broca's announcement, a German named Carl Wernicke identifies a second area on the left temporal lobe that separately controls the ability to understand speech.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

They believe AI is too dangerous and releasing the underlying code would wreak havoc, and that AI models must instead be developed and released in a controlled fashion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Olympic champion Hodgkinson, winner of the past two European titles, controlled her heat throughout to win in one minute 57.28 seconds - the fastest time across the four heats on Tuesday morning.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

To investigate these questions, the team created a model electrode with carefully controlled structure and composition instead of relying on the much more complicated architecture of conventional electrodes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Such shell companies have credible-looking websites and accounts at local banks, but are secretly controlled by A7 staff in Moscow, OSC wrote in a June report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

People believed that the liver controlled blood circulation.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Despite largely controlling the tasks and pay, the platforms typically classify the workers as independent contractors rather than employees.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger were eyeing an NBA expansion team bid in Las Vegas but pivoted to buying the Lakers from Mark Walter, who bought a controlling interest in the team last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Even when Walter took over as the team’s majority owner, the league said that Jeanie Buss, a daughter of legendary owner Jerry Buss, would remain the team’s controlling governor for at least five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

At several points, mainly on Friday and Saturday nights, the numbers started to feel overwhelming, controlling that may be an issue next year if the anticipated additional crowds turn out.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Movie studios used to sign deals with actors and actresses, in exchange for creating their personas and controlling their lives.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day