rudder
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Until then, he exhorted his students to control their own destinies, likening AI personalization to the rudder on a sailboat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Giving evidence at the Old Bailey in London, Motin said he was told by somebody in the shipping company that a similar vessel experienced a "sudden rudder blockage".
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
As you observe their big goofy head navigate toward the stick you threw in the river, you’ll notice their otter tail serving as their rudder as they swim back to you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
Mangione’s Twitter/X account is a kaleidoscopic fever dream with no clear ideological rudder.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Abel’s rudder shuddered in his paws, though he used all his strength to hold it steady.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
They have also been developing stronger actuators—machines that pull and push and take the place of pilots’ muscles to move planes’ rudders and other flight-control surfaces in conditions where humans would otherwise have to intervene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
The voyage date was shifted when problems arose with its rudders and gearbox.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2024
Back in May, the stories from off the Iberian Peninsula of orcas taking apart the rudders and propellers of yachts — and, in a couple of incidents, ramming them — were both alarming and intriguing.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
In most cases, the financial and structural damage has ranged from minimal to moderate: Boats have been spun and pushed, while rudders have been smashed and destroyed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Father straightened the front and rear rudders and the wings again.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
