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remote control

NOUN
handheld control
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In other words, many are either run by a human with a remote control or stuck doing one narrow task.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

This year, rules were “optimized,” according to the Beijing Town website, with entries running either by autonomous navigation or remote control.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

When he said he needed to take remote control of my computer, I knew I was talking to scammers, not PayPal.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026

They used to spend time playing with remote control cars and helicopters.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

She looked at the television screen, a sitcom that she’d muted with the remote control when the phone rang.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri



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