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remote control

noun as in handheld control

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"The economy is being run by remote control from the United States," former president Cristina Kirchner said Friday from her Buenos Aires apartment, where she is under house arrest for corruption.

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Wielding a remote control that brought up a succession of graphs, she sought to persuade activists - and the voters at home - that "anyone with half a brain can see that won't cut bills".

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The Israeli media has also reported that the IDF has used damaged armoured vehicles, packed with explosives, and fitted with remote control capabilities, to attack Hamas positions or destroy buildings being used to hide fighters.

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The "big players with big pockets" already pay for a bespoke button on certain remote controls, or their own content tile front and centre on the homepage on smart TVs.

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There have been helicopters without onboard crew before, but they have all been flown by pilots using remote controls from a ship or command base.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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