- present participle of control.
controlling
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Some of the most common commands drivers use include navigation; adjusting seat settings, including turning on the seat massager; controlling music; and making phone calls, Hoff said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Researchers could also develop materials capable of controlling magnetic behavior, manipulating light, or influencing chemical reactions with greater precision.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Net profit after controlling interests was 2.76 billion euros, up from 2.43 billion euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
“But controlling something that believes it may be conscious — that it’s entitled to our welfare and has rights of its own — may well be impossible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
At fourteen dollars a month, his duties included controlling the mules along the canal’s towpath as they pulled the boat, which was loaded with supplies such as lumber, coal, iron, or copper ore.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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