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control

[kuhn-trohl] / kənˈtroʊl /






Usage

What are other ways to say control? Control is either power or influence applied to the complete and successful direction or manipulation of persons or things: to be in control of a project. Authority is a power or right, usually because of rank or office, to issue commands and to punish for violations: to have authority over subordinates. Influence is a personal and unofficial power derived from deference of others to one's character, ability, or station; it may be exerted unconsciously or may operate through persuasion: to have influence over one's friends.

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Novo Nordisk, through its drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, and Eli Lilly, which makes Zepbound and Mounjaro, are competing to control the nearly $80 billion weight-loss drug market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, the government in Spain has declared a national emergency as wildfires burn out of control in several areas.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

French authorities have ordered thousands of tourists on the southwestern Atlantic coast out of campsites and holiday homes, as firefighters backed by water-bombing planes raced to control the blazes.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Its cost-to-income ratio declined to 38.9% in 2Q from 42.3% a year earlier thanks to cost control, higher operational efficiency and lower property provisions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

I do as he says, and finally, I begin to regain control of my breathing.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has said Prime Minister Andy Burnham is not looking at bringing in rent controls in England.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Their advance centers on a new silicon-photonics chip, a type of semiconductor device that controls light instead of electrical signals.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

She allegedly appeared to be using the controls as if she was trying to steal the boat.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

It’s also possible that the hints about export controls are diplomatic posturing by the Chinese government, intended to discourage the U.S. from imposing any restrictions on its technological freedoms.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Back at the controls, I finally discovered the button for flight mode.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

Fiona Scolding KC, speaking on behalf of Oxevision, questioned whether it was more difficult to introduce randomised controlled trials in mental health units.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The visit falls days after Bloomberg reported that two insurance companies controlled by Walter, as well as Guggenheim Partners, where Walter is chief executive, are being investigated by federal prosecutors for potential financial improprieties.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

As foreign entities, Apollo and Castlelake have to propose an ownership structure that meets UK and European rules requiring firms to be majority owned and controlled by regional nationals.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

A fourth servicemember was killed last week in Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The Soviet Union controlled East Germany, where it installed a Communist government under a dictatorship.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Elon Musk is the founder, chief executive and controlling shareholder of SpaceX.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The trust’s mission is more investor-aligned than that of OpenAI’s controlling nonprofit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

He added that “assets are being consolidated,” with the top five managers controlling more than half of the small-cap space.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Above them all is Bill Nighy’s controlling Director, whom you are free to dislike even though it’s Bill Nighy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

While I’m annoyed at her right now, I know she wasn’t trying to be controlling.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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