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When SpaceX first disclosed its shareholders in a 2020 Alaskan filing, Google owned 7.64% of shares and Musk controlled 47.11%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The states said Live Nation tied its offerings together—for instance, requiring artists to use its promotion service if they wanted to perform at amphitheaters it controlled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

They were part-time, locally controlled forces, composed of citizens who could be called up in emergencies and then returned to civilian life.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Understanding how mitochondrial pearling works and how it is controlled could provide important insights into diseases linked to mtDNA.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

For this reason, they might judge that it is useless to lose much sweat over such matters, and let them be controlled by fate.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli