controls

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At the developers conference, Apple’s executives said it’s rolling out new parental controls, including the ability to more easily manage which websites their children are browsing and which apps they’re using.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It possesses the most lethal and far-flung military; it controls the leading currency; its leaders’ words and deeds are more closely observed and analyzed than those of any other leaders.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

It no longer controls the huge swathes of territory it once did, but it, and other splinter groups, remains active and dangerous.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

On Thursday evening, S&P Dow Jones Indices, which controls the S&P 500, said it wouldn’t fast-track SpaceX or other AI behemoths just because of their size.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Peter climbed the stack of hay bales he’d set up behind the stage and picked up the sorceress’s controls, surprised his hands weren’t shaking.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker