controls

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China, meanwhile, has been badly squeezed by American export controls on semiconductor technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

On Tuesday, a psychological expert testified that the defendant displayed no evidence of a psychotic disorder, that he was intelligent, "controls what he says" and shows "few emotions".

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

If the timing system that controls development fails, an organism may never progress through the stages needed to reach adulthood.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Now, according to Reuters, new controls will allow employees to pause the data collection for "up to 30 minutes at a time" as well as request exemptions from the initiative altogether.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“You could’ve fooled me. He has her power. He controls her weapon. He recognized me. He even answered all my test questions correctly! Our mother is back—which means we can be a family again.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer