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The family-controlled business was founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown and is now controlled by more than 100 living descendants and spouses—many of them cousins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Rather than being primarily controlled by environmental conditions, crayfish growth may be constrained by the animals' own biology.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Three property companies ultimately controlled by Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan were granted loans worth about £55m in total.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
NPH is one of the few causes of dementia that can be controlled or reversed with surgical treatment, usually involving the placement of a shunt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
My life had for the last half hour been completely controlled by a horse, two coyotes, a roadrunner, and a jackrabbit.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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