controlling interest
noun
: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy
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When the Adelson-Dumont family bought a controlling interest in the Mavs in 2023, Dumont replaced Cuban as the team’s representative to the NBA’s Board of Governors.
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Bob Harkins, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Here’s four reasons why Blitzer may have identified this as a good time to attempt to sell his controlling interest in the clubs.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
With a real-time net worth of $2.1 billion based on Forbes’ estimates, Thaksin owns prime real estate through his controlling interest in SC Asset.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
In 1960, Johnson sold his controlling interest in the team to another Chicago businessman, Charlie Finley, and things only got worse.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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Bob Harkins, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Hints, Clues And Answers For Saturday, March 29 NSA Warns iPhone, Android Users—Change Message Settings
Russia Is Jamming Ukraine’s Precision Glide Bombs
Here’s four reasons why Blitzer may have identified this as a good time to attempt to sell his controlling interest in the clubs.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
With a real-time net worth of $2.1 billion based on Forbes’ estimates, Thaksin owns prime real estate through his controlling interest in SC Asset.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
In 1960, Johnson sold his controlling interest in the team to another Chicago businessman, Charlie Finley, and things only got worse.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Controlling interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controlling%20interest. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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