rudder
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That rudder has steered him to many shores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
There’s no doubt that as AI develops it will need an ethical rudder, and the pope’s contributions are worth listening to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
These included manufacturing defects affecting parts of fuselages, tail and rudder assemblies, as well as sealants applied as protection against the effect of lightning strikes in central fuel tanks.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
Mangione’s Twitter/X account is a kaleidoscopic fever dream with no clear ideological rudder.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Abel’s rudder shuddered in his paws, though he used all his strength to hold it steady.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
They have also been developing stronger actuators—machines that pull and push and take the place of pilots’ muscles to move planes’ rudders and other flight-control surfaces in conditions where humans would otherwise have to intervene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
The voyage date was shifted when problems arose with its rudders and gearbox.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2024
Back in May, the stories from off the Iberian Peninsula of orcas taking apart the rudders and propellers of yachts — and, in a couple of incidents, ramming them — were both alarming and intriguing.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
In most cases, the financial and structural damage has ranged from minimal to moderate: Boats have been spun and pushed, while rudders have been smashed and destroyed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Father built controls for the vertical rudders and the warping mechanism of the wing following the design of the Wrights.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
