controller
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The air traffic controller tried to direct the pilot to the nearest airport — Paso Robles, about 60 miles away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
She, much like the person behind the proverbial controller, is dropped into a world quickly becoming overrun by a viral plague with no idea what to do.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
In earlier versions, a human had to tune the controller by hand.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
A controller cleared a responding firetruck to cross a runway, on which Air Canada Express Flight 8646 had also been cleared to land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The faded sticker on the metal bottom of the controller unit has the same numbers.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
“This is dangerous for European security,” said Jaworska-Maćkowiak, adding that she was working to secure loans to cover next year’s budget, including money needed to train new controllers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Marvell refers to its custom chips as XPUs, and to the components that support them in data centers — such as networking and storage controllers — as XPU attach.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
He used a largely unknown cast and shot with an almost documentary immediacy, cutting between the plane and air-traffic controllers trying to make sense of what was happening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
This processes flight plans and other operational information used by controllers to manage air traffic.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He could turn the ship by pulling on the throttle, fire weapons by sampling an album, or raise sails by shaking his Wii controllers really fast.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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