controls

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The franchisee, Harshad Dharod, who has branches mostly in Southern California, intends to close 10 of the branches he controls and find a buyer for the remainder, according to a broker helping find buyers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Amazon now controls roughly four out of every 10 dollars Americans spend online – more than four times the share of its nearest competitor.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Sonko remains the undisputed leader of Pastef, the party which controls 130 of the 165 seats in Senegal's only legislative body.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Proponents of export controls argue China is indigenizing tech as fast as it can regardless, but that isn’t true.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

But for the remaining 30 percent of my time, CF controls my life.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott