368 entries under control topic. ×

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hold sway over(verb, expression, idiom, run)
4
manipulate(take, work, accept, run)
4
officiate(verb, run, maintain, determine)
4
predominate(verb, order, run, determine)
4
prescribe(verb, state, order, determine)
4
prevail(verb, order, run, determine)
4
pull the strings(verb, expression, idiom, run)
4
quarterback(verb, show, run, direct)
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rule over(verb, expression, direct, influence)
4
run the show(verb, expression, idiom, order)
4
suppress(verb, hold, check, restrain)
4
use(verb, take, work, run)
4
wield(verb, take, work, accept)
3
arrest(verb, hold, restrain, curb)
3
bind(verb, hold, restrain, curb)
3
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, order)
3
curtail(verb, hold, restrain, curb)
3
engineer(verb, order, show, run)
3
incline(verb, move, hold, place)
3
keep(verb, hold, order, run)
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