gain control
Example Sentences
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Emboldened by a recent European court ruling, Fender is trying to gain control over what is by far the world’s most popular electric guitar shape more than seven decades after it was released.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The team helped victims' families "gain control, restore dignity and respect", he said.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
An industrial relations showdown looms this week as Germany's powerful IG Metall union is seeking to gain control of the works council at US billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla plant outside Berlin.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Discovery shares would allow Paramount to gain control of its acquisition target.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Henry cranks the wheel left, as instructed, and we fishtail, until he manages to gain control, straightening out, then punches the gas.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
