knob
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The compact car has a screen and modern safety features, but relies on physical buttons and a rotary control knob for a more old-school experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Our framework is essentially like a control knob," says co author Michael Martini, who worked on the project as an Emory postdoctoral fellow and research scientist in Nemenman's group.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
He learned to beatmatch by plugging a player into each side of his amplifier and using the balance knob to fade between them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
She had the kind that had batteries and a digital display and a few that that had a knob on top that showed the temperature.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
Seven shimmied her shoulders, pretending she was shaking off her fears, found purchase on a knob, and began to work her way up.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
This “crystal-like organ of extraordinary potency,” Rudhyar imagines, has thousands of knobs, each one “tuned to the fundamental tone of a star.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"So, if the HAQERs are like volume knobs that can be turned, FOXP2 is one of the hands that is turning these volume knobs."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
For the hardware, the couple will be replacing the existing silver-toned metal with gold, including new faucets, new drawer handles, and new knobs for the cupboards.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
This was New Zealand being New Zealand with knobs on.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
As she bent over 1 could see the knobs on her spine.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
You’ll discover the fancifully striped Red St. Lawrence from Maine, the sleek Arkansas Black, the ruby Hidden Rose from Oregon, the pearly Yellow Transparent from Russia and several tortured knobbed russets from Sussex, England.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
The knobbed Schwalbes are surprisingly quiet on city roads while offering decent grip on trails — but not as much as you’d get from proper mountain bike tires.
From The Verge ● May 17, 2019
The knobbed ends keep flopping over, needing frequent fixing.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2016
Vanessa Torres isn't intimidated by knobbed rails or stylish headgear.
From Time Magazine Archive
His knobbed fingers fluttered among the stars and secret signs of his gown, but he would not help the speaker.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
