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controller

[kuhn-troh-ler] / kənˈtroʊ lər /


NOUN
bursar
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NOUN
manipulator
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In the first, on June 13, a controller lost primary radar but failed to switch to backup radar, the FAA said.

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

Moises Caicedo was the defensive reference point while Enzo Fernandez pushed much higher rather than acting as a deep controller.

From BBC Jul. 2, 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

The original word, controller, is more likely to be used in business, and the fancier one, comptroller, in government.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

After his flight was shifted to Teterboro’s tower for air-traffic responsibilities, a pilot wished controllers good luck.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

But by the end of July, the FAA said it expected to lose six of the 28 fully trained controllers overseeing Newark’s airspace.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 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

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

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Two years into life at Thurmond, the camp controllers started work on the Factory.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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