controlling
Example Sentences
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Sony Pictures Television has acquired controlling interest in the reality TV production company behind “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “Vanderpump Rules.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
"Now it's all about money. Customers are all about controlling their long-term electricity costs, as prices of energy have gone up."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
"Instead of controlling gene activity, it's physically going to sites of DNA damage and helping bring in repair proteins."
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
Instead, the market seemed to move because a UMA voter controlling roughly 10% of the vote announced a “Yes” vote on Discord.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
She’s starting to get all nosy and controlling like she always does.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing controlling
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