Example Sentences

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While banks normally arrange these types of rescue facilities on their own, Treasury has been controlling the broader package and banks feel they can’t act without backing from Washington, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

But a challenge for manufacturers has been controlling the range of pore sizes, which limits the membranes’ ability to exclude some contaminants, says Huanting Wang, a materials scientist at Monash University.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 4, 2024

One of the key projects in Haweswater has been controlling the population of American mink, first brought to Britain in the 1920s for fur farms.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

“He says, get on the scanner, man! Huntress has been controlling the F-22 Raptors, you know for the balloon, they’re gonna do it,” Harrell said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

I shall not give in to this bad habit which has been controlling me.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry