controls

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The ICO's investigation found South Staffordshire failed to bring in adequate security controls under UK data protection law, which allowed the hackers to get administrator access.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Just like the timeline that controls it, the show was about real life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Elliott checked and scrolled compulsively, bypassing the parental controls, sneaking down to grab his phone from the family charging unit in the kitchen at night.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Ali Al Zaidi owns 9.90% of the bank’s stock and, with other family members, controls a majority of its shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

She’d not touched an aircraft’s flight controls since before the war started.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein