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controller

[kuhn-troh-ler] / kənˈtroʊ lər /


NOUN
bursar
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NOUN
manipulator
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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

The three of them dashed up the hall and entered the stinky room where Charles was sitting in a vibrating pedestal chair, thumbing his controller.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

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

Some current controllers say the workload can make it more difficult to separate aircraft, particularly when training new controllers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

But the agency had long struggled to train enough controllers to staff the facility.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

That’s what Ratwatte meant when he said that no American would have been so fatally intimidated by the controllers at Kennedy Airport.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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