controlling

Example Sentences

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‘The question becomes, when does the physical reality of these low stockpiles actually hit the financial markets that are controlling the price of oil?’

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

“It makes you wonder if he’s still really controlling that seat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

Now, with algorithms controlling not just weapons but entire military networks, humans are ceding wartime judgment to machines on an unprecedented scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

But with SpaceX, millions of Americans will become owners of a company with a controlling shareholder who has placed himself beyond the reach of board oversight or shareholder votes.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Percy wasn’t sure what the old seer had meant about Frank’s family history—his great-grandfather destroying camp, his Argonaut ancestor, and the bit about a burned stick controlling Frank’s life.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan