Burke
Burke verb - To keep from being publicly known.
Control
Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Both words in one sentence
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After Burke's gunshot wound and surgery, he loses some fine motor control in his hands.
Source: Behind Every Great Man - Subverted with Douglas Arthur, a pilot taking a flight on Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, who is thought to have attempted to regain control of the plane before being murdered by hijacker David Burke.
Source: Series / Air Crash Investigation -
Actor Billy Burke said in an interview, We expect and hope that you will take the animals side, presumably because the animals on the show are meant to be seen as sympathetic avengers taking control of their own fates after years of abuse.
Source: Series / Zoo
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