controlled

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The decision to use the site had been " planned, controlled and carefully managed", a group of North West NHS bodies that also includes Merseyside Police and Wirral Council, said in a joint statement.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

China has long controlled its currency and sought to slow down its appreciation to maintain export competitiveness.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Trust controlled 90% of the U.S. market before regulators broke it up in 1911.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Zircon Bridging wasn’t owned by MFS but by another company called Zircon Group, controlled by MFS owner Paresh Raja.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

By July 10, 1944, one month after the D-Day invasion, the Allies controlled most of Normandy.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti