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
Areti Anastopoulos, an air traffic controller for more than 30 years, helps approaching pilots to line up their planes, one behind the other, before they touch down on the tarmac.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
"Might be easier to hold a story than to hold a controller, son," she'd said, knowing Bryson wouldn't listen.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
China dominates global drone supply chains, from batteries and controllers to motors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"No matter how sophisticated your controllers, in the end it's a human operator that sets the parameters for that control," Farre Kaga said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
In practice, this is meant to allow controllers to reduce the distance between landing aircraft, particularly in high winds, and get them on the ground more quickly.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
In airline safety news, the FAA found that LaGuardia air-traffic controllers left work early before a deadly collision earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
No mention of the magic word “emergency,” which is what air traffic controllers are trained to listen for.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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