controlling

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Today’s decision permits the executive, in at least some circumstances, to prevent that process from ever beginning by controlling the very event that triggers it.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway, which has a $1 trillion market capitalization, might finally make the cut—and it would be fitting to add the conglomerate while its chairman and controlling shareholder Warren Buffett, 95, is still alive.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

"It's the closest thing we have to controlling the boundary of the quantum world," said Kamal Oudrhiri, project manager of Cold Atom Lab at JPL, referring to those low temperatures.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

This holds for other measures of concentration and after controlling for differences in style exposures across funds.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

He tried not to laugh, but he wasn’t good at controlling all the laughter that lived inside of him.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz