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controller

[kuhn-troh-ler] / kənˈtroʊ lər /


NOUN
bursar
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NOUN
manipulator
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“I don’t have any radar,” a Newark controller told a flight crew during the outage, “and I can’t protect you.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

In the new study, Zhou and colleagues used super-resolution imaging on neurons grown in the laboratory and found that the MPS behaves more like a cellular traffic controller, regulating all major forms of endocytosis.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

The developer said on Monday the controller would be available alongside a 512GB edition of the Steam Machine in a bundle for £938.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

A long-standing idea in neuroscience holds that the brain acts as a centralized controller that decides which actions an animal will perform.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

“So what did you do after you bailed last night?” he asked, tossing me the other Intellivision controller.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

It could take at least two more years to achieve the facility’s staffing target of 46 fully trained controllers, the senior FAA official said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Current and former controllers say they have had to multitask more frequently since the move.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Before the incident, controllers can be heard warning of the presence of fireworks.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Launching in the UK and Ireland on 22nd June, the Playground ditches controllers for body movements, tracking players using AI and a built-in camera.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Then there’s the domineering Kennedy Airport air traffic controllers ordering the planes around.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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