control
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Being able to direct and control heat more effectively could lead to improved cooling methods for computer chips and other high-performance electronic systems.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
North Korea, believing that Chinese-style economic reforms would endanger the absolute control of the Kim dynasty, built up a nuclear arsenal to shore up the regime’s power indefinitely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The other reason that some investors intend to pass on the opportunity to invest in Musk's greatest adventure yet is their objection to the total control he will exert over the company.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
In the separate vopimetostat and zoldonrasib pancreatic cancer arm group, there was a 52% response rate, 74% six-month progression-free survival rate, and 96% disease control.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
I look away, try to regain control of my heart, which is suddenly jerking around inside my chest.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing control
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The Scientific Method
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The ACT Science Test: The Scientific Method
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