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overbear(verb, control, run, rule)
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oversee(verb, control, order, run)
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overshadow(verb, control, run, rule)
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pilot(verb, control, order, run)
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play first fiddle(verb, expression, idiom, control, run)
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predispose(verb, place, set, run)
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predominate(verb, control, order, run)
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preside(verb, order, run, rule)
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prevail(verb, control, order, run)
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prevail over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, run)
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pull the strings(verb, expression, idiom, control, order)
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regulate(verb, control, order, place, set)
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render(verb, control, order, run)
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run the show(verb, expression, idiom, control, order)
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serve the people(verb, expression, idiom, control, order)
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shepherd(verb, place, set, run)
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steer(verb, control, order, run)
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subjugate(verb, control, run, rule)
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subpoena(verb, order, set, charge, check)
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summon(verb, order, charge, tell)
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