controlled

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The newly sanctioned ships and companies are controlled by oil shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Peltz Beckham ended the post writing, “I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

In addition to the Class A shares, Madison Air has agreed to sell $100 million of its Class B shares in a private placement to an entity controlled by the company’s billionaire founder, Larry Gies.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

To better understand whether metformin could help, researchers conducted the first randomized controlled trial of its kind in adults with type 1 diabetes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

A translator explained he was part owner of the hotel as well as a local oligarch who controlled Siberian gas and oil fields.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French