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Police confirmed it shot the animal because it could not be controlled and to eliminate any further risk to the public.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

However, Elliott has successfully taken on other controlled companies including Pinterest and data-center operator Switch.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

OpenAI later turned its for-profit business into a public-benefit corporation, known as a B Corp, controlled by its nonprofit arm.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The pair were ultimately accused of transferring $350 million out of Venezuela either to the US or through the US to foreign accounts they owned or controlled.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

To the Pythagorean mind, ratios controlled the universe, and what was true for the Pythagoreans soon became true for the entire West.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife