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There’s no doubt that as AI develops it will need an ethical rudder, and the pope’s contributions are worth listening to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 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

These included manufacturing defects affecting parts of fuselages, tail and rudder assemblies, as well as sealants applied as protection against the effect of lightning strikes in central fuel tanks.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024

Mangione’s Twitter/X account is a kaleidoscopic fever dream with no clear ideological rudder.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024

The rudder this time would be firmly secured through a hole in the stern.

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

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

Using boat rudders as playthings is novel behaviour and it is currently confined to this small, endangered Iberian population, but the young animals do appear to be copying adult orcas.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 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

The B-25S they flew in were stable, dependable, dull-green ships with twin rudders and engines and wide wings.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller