controller
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After her death was announced, the then-BBC director general Tim Davie paid tribute to her as "a broadcasting icon", while Radio 4 controller Mohit Bakaya described her as "warm, fearless and beloved by listeners".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
An air traffic controller realized the mistake a few seconds later, telling the fire crew to "stop stop stop."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Explaining that the brain works by way of a central controller suggests that you haven't figured out how the brain works, because you've just put a person inside your brain," says James.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Tourism is our added value in Greece," acknowledged controller Anastopoulos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
His shoulders rounded over his controller, slamming buttons, his forearms taut, veins visible.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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During the first part of the mission, Roman communicates with controllers using the Near Space Network, a system of ground stations and relay satellites that handles tracking, telemetry, and commands.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Mission controllers will carry out the first of two course corrections, and Roman's Coronagraph Instrument will be switched on.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
The FAA is working to fire the two controllers who left their posts about an hour before their shifts ended, sources said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Two air traffic controllers left work early ahead of a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport in March, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 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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