controller
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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
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
James argues that this explanation is more parsimonious than assuming the brain contains what he calls "a higher-level, central controller that monitors and regulates sensory and motor processes."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
George Newcomb, GE HealthCare’s controller and chief accounting officer, stepped in as interim CFO last week after James Saccaro left to join Zoetis as chief financial and operating officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Isaac leaned toward the screen, the controller dancing in his thin-fingered hands.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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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
Bats play important ecological roles as pollinators, seed dispersers and natural pest controllers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
“We just lost our right engine and would like to declare an emergency,” a Coast Guard pilot radioed controllers on the ground, according to audio from the incident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In airline safety news, the FAA found that LaGuardia air-traffic controllers left work early before a deadly collision earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Technically you could move the Wii controllers in the right direction and win, but Trey and I get into it.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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