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Recent Examples of controller
In addition to serving on boards of the state’s two largest public pension funds, the controller is in charge of unclaimed property reported to the state and works to get those assets back to its rightful owners.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The intrusion into the industrial P.L.C. controllers mentioned in the CISA advisory resulted in business disruptions and financial losses.
—Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
About eight seconds later, the controller frantically began calling for the truck to stop.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
The faster real-time data updates will give controllers more time to pay attention to planes, according to the FAA.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The intrusion into the industrial P.L.C. controllers mentioned in the CISA advisory resulted in business disruptions and financial losses.
—Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
About eight seconds later, the controller frantically began calling for the truck to stop.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
The faster real-time data updates will give controllers more time to pay attention to planes, according to the FAA.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for controller
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At the facility, officials found several bodies in hazardous conditions inside the building that was later condemned and demolished by federal environmental regulators as a toxic waste site.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Chinese developers have moved faster—EHang received the world’s first eVTOL type certificate from Chinese regulators in 2023—but under a regulatory framework that Western airlines and aviation authorities don’t treat as equivalent.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fiber-optic drones are not piloted via, for example, GPS signals or radio control.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Why mosquito control matters beyond the bites For most gardeners, mosquitoes are about comfort — or the lack of it.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controller. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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