- present participle of control.
controlling
Example Sentences
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"We're not waging any kind of "battle" against Spain; we're simply carefully controlling arrivals," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Researchers at Gladstone Institutes now report that TBX5 has another important role beyond controlling gene activity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger were eyeing an NBA expansion team bid in Las Vegas but pivoted to buying the Lakers from Mark Walter, who bought a controlling interest in the team last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Despite largely controlling the tasks and pay, the platforms typically classify the workers as independent contractors rather than employees.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
To say that an Orgota government fell means, of course, only that one group of Commensals replaced another group of Commensals in the controlling offices of the Thirty-Three.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing controlling
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