controlling
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Earlier this year he spearheaded a consortium who attempted to acquire a controlling stake in his former club Sevilla but the bid failed.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The first word is “control”: Egg freezing has become culturally synonymous with controlling fertility and offering women agency.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Fertilizer price volatility threatens to undermine two pillars of the administration’s domestic priorities: controlling inflation, particularly food inflation; and eating more fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Buss Sports Capital, which was started in September by Jesse and Joey Buss, joins a Padres ownership group that includes husband-and-wife controlling owners José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Welles insisted on controlling set design, costumes, and props, as well as directing and acting.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
Vocabulary lists containing controlling
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