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go out of control



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Radio signals can also be jammed, so incoming drones lose direction or go out of control.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

Sometimes you have to let it go out of control, but there are some things definitely on that IMDb page where I'm like, "Ooh."

From Salon Jun. 3, 2024

That said, he adds their populations should be monitored so that they don’t go out of control in certain areas with vulnerable local fauna, like islands.

From National Geographic Aug. 4, 2023

“They get pushed on Twitter and go out of control because everybody sees them and journalists cover them,” he says.

From Scientific American Nov. 8, 2022

Nor do I want to throw the comics away: that would be letting them loose, they might go out of control.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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