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controls

  • plural
    of control.
    control
    verb (used with object)
    to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate: command.
  • present tense form
    of control (3rd person singular).
    control
    verb (used with object)
    to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate: command.

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Not because of the investigations into allegations that insurance companies under Walter’s umbrella failed to properly disclose and conduct transactions between other companies he controls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Hugging Face gained attention earlier this summer when OpenAI models breached controls and were able to compromise the company’s systems.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Every agent needs a trusted identity and clear controls over what it can access and do,” McKinnon said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Brazil is demanding that Discord implement stricter parental controls, cooperate more closely with the authorities and implement systems capable of detecting and preventing situations that put minors at risk.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

For example, in addition to understanding the spacecraft’s automatic control panel, he was taught how to manually control the capsule in the event that the automatic controls failed.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson