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controller

[kuhn-troh-ler] / kənˈtroʊ lər /


NOUN
bursar
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NOUN
manipulator
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In the new study, Zhou and colleagues used super-resolution imaging on neurons grown in the laboratory and found that the MPS behaves more like a cellular traffic controller, regulating all major forms of endocytosis.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Moises Caicedo was the defensive reference point while Enzo Fernandez pushed much higher rather than acting as a deep controller.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Today, AI-guided weapons can autonomously home in on objectives a controller picks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

A long-standing idea in neuroscience holds that the brain acts as a centralized controller that decides which actions an animal will perform.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

That his controller wasn't a rifle and his raggedy family-reunion T-shirt wasn't a flak jacket.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

Fewer controllers working this summer could prompt the FAA to further slow the number of flights that can take off or land at one of the region’s busiest travel hubs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

While the FAA moved controllers to Philadelphia, it didn’t move the radar system they had used previously.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Launching in the UK and Ireland on 22nd June, the Playground ditches controllers for body movements, tracking players using AI and a built-in camera.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Launching in the UK and Ireland on 22 June, the Playground ditches controllers for body movements, tracking players using AI and a built-in camera.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

On stormy nights, air traffic controllers hear pilots talking about running out of fuel all the time.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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