controlled

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“You can’t control where you’re going, as far as the regional, but you could have controlled playing better baseball in those moments,” Stankiewicz said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

South Kivu province is controlled by the M23 armed group, which has never managed an epidemic like Ebola.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

If Zuckerberg is famously controlled in his communications with both the public and his own staff, Bosworth is his foil.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Understanding Raducanu would have a lack of sharpness, Sierra controlled the baseline rallies and cleverly dragged her opponent from side to side before unleashing precise winners.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The composition is controlled in part by perspective.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson