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Recent Examples of controllers
According to air traffic communications, the crew informed controllers that they had been forced to stop on the runway after the collision and confirmed that there were 231 people on board.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
The pilot told controllers there were 231 people and more than 21,000 pounds of fuel on board, according to the audio clip.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Duffy has stressed that the system will support human controllers rather than replace them.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
The helicopters will have to communicate with mission controllers through orbiting relay satellites or a direct-to-Earth link.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
The Switch 2's Joy-Con 2 controllers feel similar to the originals and have almost identical designs.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Then the controllers tried vibrating the drill to knock the rock loose and had no luck.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Sources said rail controllers instructed the conductor to discharge all passengers from the train, take it out of service and bring it to Pitkin Yard in East New York.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Prior controllers published multiple audits exposing the cost to build or buy homeless housing, but that has abated under the incumbent.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
The pilot told controllers there were 231 people and more than 21,000 pounds of fuel on board, according to the audio clip.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Duffy has stressed that the system will support human controllers rather than replace them.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
The helicopters will have to communicate with mission controllers through orbiting relay satellites or a direct-to-Earth link.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
The Switch 2's Joy-Con 2 controllers feel similar to the originals and have almost identical designs.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Then the controllers tried vibrating the drill to knock the rock loose and had no luck.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Sources said rail controllers instructed the conductor to discharge all passengers from the train, take it out of service and bring it to Pitkin Yard in East New York.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Prior controllers published multiple audits exposing the cost to build or buy homeless housing, but that has abated under the incumbent.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllers
Noun
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Governors, regulators and consumer advocates are challenging traditional profit guarantees and rate hikes, arguing monopoly utilities are exploiting a ‘broken’ 20th century model while households struggle with affordability.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Reports help regulators track patterns and target bad actors.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The United States has already demonstrated this with export controls on advanced chips, restricting which nations can develop certain AI capabilities.—
David Liberman,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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In most cases, similar to engine controls, this climate control system can be checked for codes and the various modes manipulated with a scan tool.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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“Controllers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllers. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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