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Controversies have trailed Mr. Rahman for much of his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Controversies about use of AI have dogged the San Francisco-based company, including in the entertainment business, which is worried about the technology’s implications for intellectual property and the potential displacement of jobs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

The Constitution limits the Court to dealing with "Cases" and "Controversies."

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024

Controversies about student speakers have intensified in recent years.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Controversies and Discourses, some at large, concerning Comets, n.

From Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World by Oldenburg, Henry