control
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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
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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
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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
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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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The Scientific Method
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The ACT Science Test: The Scientific Method
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