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
If some higher-level entity inside the brain is responsible for observing information and deciding what to do, scientists still need to explain how that controller itself works.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Tourism is our added value in Greece," acknowledged controller Anastopoulos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
I put both hands back on my controller.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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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
Leaving early is called an “early shove,” according to current and former controllers, and is a longstanding practice in the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
It found one of the most egregious errors occurred when air traffic controllers gave clearance to the fire truck crew to cross the runway while the jet was approaching.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
These triumphant landings were due in considerable part to the great skill invested in their design, fabrication and testing, and to the abilities of the spacecraft controllers.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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