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Example Sentences
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Since 2007, Hamas has controlled the Gaza Strip, where it has functioned both as a military force and a de facto government dispensing social services.
From Los Angeles Times
At the height of Iran’s expansion, it controlled a land corridor running from Tehran through Iraq and Syria to Lebanon, through which it could transport arms and personnel.
After this setup, the system can be controlled from the outside.
From Science Daily
For Beeching, the reason there's such a delicious appeal to backseat car photos is because they are so different to the curated, tightly controlled way in which we usually see celebrities.
From BBC
The city and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is controlled by the state of New York, also own portions of it.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
