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controller

[kuhn-troh-ler] / kənˈtroʊ lər /


NOUN
bursar
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NOUN
manipulator
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The controller asked LA28 to make the additional disclosures by Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Radio 2 controller Helen Thomas described Scanlon as "incredibly warm and quick witted and proved to be extremely popular with the Radio 2 audience this summer".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

As drivers ratchet up to Sport and Race modes on the manettino controller, the active exhaust valves allow more volume and breathy resonance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

She, much like the person behind the proverbial controller, is dropped into a world quickly becoming overrun by a viral plague with no idea what to do.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Alicia's father studies the diagram while Dad unscrews the metal bottom of the blanket controller.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

Audio recordings between train controllers in Madrid and the train drivers appear to show that one high-speed train was given clearance to move even though another up ahead had stalled.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

And facilities with the most severe staffing needs will get priority when controllers are reassigned to different locations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The flight path travels through Saudi Arabian airspace, which is less busy than other parts of the region, and requires less interaction with air-traffic controllers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

They have become a hallmark of modern devices, with smartphones, watches and video game controllers among those containing small motors that move in response to specific electronic signals.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Technically you could move the Wii controllers in the right direction and win, but Trey and I get into it.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas


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