controller
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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
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
"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
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
He punched a few buttons on the console, rotated the turntable, and repeatedly pressed the A button on his Wii controller really, really fast.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
"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
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 agency is moving to fire the two controllers, who left about an hour before their shifts ended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The room bustled with activity as the dozens of controllers each made final preparations for launch.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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