How to Use controlling interest in a Sentence

controlling interest

noun
  • Be open to the idea of someone that wants or is willing to take a controlling interest.
    — Brant Pinvidic, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Owners could have a controlling interest in no more than two of the six casinos.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Big point is Dolan will retain controlling interest for at least six years.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 July 2022
  • Thomas’ group purchased controlling interest in the site last year for an undisclosed amount.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2022
  • And the oligarchs who sold their shares retained a controlling interest in the team’s home arena.
    — Michael Hunt, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022
  • The process of buying a controlling interest in the Jazz went smoothly.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Dec. 2020
  • Fans who are expecting the Blitzer group to gain a controlling interest in the franchise will have to wait.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 July 2022
  • Schott agreed to sell her controlling interest in the Reds in 1999.
    — Cole Behrens, The Enquirer, 7 July 2020
  • Walter bought a controlling interest in the Lakers last year.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • State law requires the initial holder of a casino license to pay when controlling interest is sold.
    — Tony Cook, Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2018
  • But Comcast wanted controlling interest and the talks stalled.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
  • SoftBank, which bailed We out, now owns a controlling interest in this mess and big stakes in other messes, as well.
    — Allan Sloan, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2019
  • The Sulzberger family, which owns a controlling interest, treats it as a public trust.
    — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Since taking a controlling interest in the team, Prokhorov had made no secret of his intention to win, and win quickly.
    — Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Someone with a controlling interest in a building can decide if and when the building is sold, how it is marketed and what price to accept.
    — Susanne Craig, The Seattle Times, 2 Oct. 2018
  • Historically, the Fed had aimed to control interest rates — the price of money.
    — New York Times, 9 Dec. 2019
  • With the company on the verge of bankruptcy, its founders were forced to sell a controlling interest to private equity firms.
    — New York Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • For that, Rosatom would need a controlling interest in Uranium One.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 21 Oct. 2017
  • Ultimately, she was forced to sell controlling interest in the team in 1999.
    — Joe Kay, The Denver Post, 23 June 2020
  • Leonard Green & Partners sold its controlling interest in the chain in 2021.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2024
  • While the size of the stake on the table was not disclosed, insiders said James and Carter maintain controlling interest.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Oct. 2021
  • In addition, Xcel owns and manages the Longaberger brand through a controlling interest.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 14 July 2025
  • Renault also owns a 44% stake in Nissan and, through that, a controlling interest in Mitsubishi as well.
    — Michael Taylor, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The team hired an investment bank to begin the process of selling a controlling interest in the club, according to an Earthquakes news release.
    — Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
  • In the late 1950s, a group of New York investors took a controlling interest in the hotel, which was beginning to fray.
    — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2018
  • He was forced to give up controlling interest in the Stallions, with minority owners — and even the city of Birmingham — counted on to pick up the slack.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 27 July 2023
  • In the spring of 2010, Johnson sold controlling interest to Michael Jordan.
    — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 7 Oct. 2017
  • The attorneys sold controlling interest of the horse in February of that year, but retained a 20% stake through the Triple Crown races.
    — Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Like the other countries that have adopted the euro, Italy has lost its power to control interest rates, which are set by the European Union’s central bank.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 31 May 2018
  • And Ryan Smith, who recently bought a controlling interest in the Utah Jazz, is rumored to be interested in buying the team.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Feb. 2021

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