controlling
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But when she later moved jobs to work at a new company he was launching, she said she became increasingly aware of his "controlling" behaviour.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
The siblings had a controlling and demanding father and a mother who was a long-traumatized Holocaust survivor.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
The challenge isn’t just controlling what AI costs—it’s knowing what it’s worth, tech leaders said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
"Our findings highlight the importance of controlling new fat-cell formation to address age-related obesity," said Wang.
From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026
But he also suspected that if he didn’t control the fear, it might start controlling him.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing controlling
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