controller
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US aviation regulator the FAA said that "the air traffic controller was in contact with both the commercial pilot and Marine One pilot during the loss of separation."
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
So they launched one drone first, then transferred the battery from that controller into the other one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Cloud gaming allows players to stream and play games online from a remote server using a phone, tablet or controller, rather than downloading and running it on a PC or console at home.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“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
I put my controller down and leaned back on our foam couch and was asleep.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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To keep the spacecraft operating, mission controllers have increasingly had to shut down systems and equipment that are no longer essential.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The agencies warned that Iran-affiliated hackers were targeting internet-connected industrial controllers “to cause disruptive effects within the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
They provide so much support for our planet, as decomposers, pest controllers, food for other animals and generally for keeping our systems clean and tidy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
He added that "good pest controllers always, always kill them in a humane manner".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
His controllers in England even “arrested” him—but of course he always somehow managed to escape.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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