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controller

[kuhn-troh-ler] / kənˈtroʊ lər /


NOUN
bursar
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NOUN
manipulator
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Researchers emphasize the need for additional molecular and DNA-based studies to better understand its evolutionary background, trace its geographic origins, and measure its full impact as a natural controller of urban pests.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Huang would ask the city controller to audit Inside Safe, while also ramping up production of “permanent supportive housing,” apartments with on-site social services.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Unlike the state auditor, the controller has political independence and doesn’t answer to the state legislature.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

However, reviewers also pointed out the lack of "swappable parts" and customisation in the controller.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

I wiggle the little controller thing—the mouse—but nothing happens then, either.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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