as in regulator
a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed

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Recent Examples of controller And, Martha, just one other point on our controllers. ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025 For anyone who grew up with a controller in hand, this console is a nostalgia machine disguised as a modern device. PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025 Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also warned that exhausted, stressed and overworked controllers, many of whom have reported needing to get second jobs to cover bills while their paychecks are paused, could increase risks of issues arising at airports, and more have been calling in sick. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 The playwright becomes part coder, part traffic controller of emotion. Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for controller
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  • The regulator’s chair reiterated portability as a priority in a March 2025 address, without giving a timeline.
    Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • French authorities have passed the case onto French prosecutors, as well as the French telecom regulator, according to Lescure.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • The scale of the Republican Party's triumph in 2024—taking the White House, flipping the Senate and maintaining control of the House—has sparked soul-searching within the Democratic Party over what went wrong, how to rebuild, and party leadership and direction.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The Philippines is one of Asia’s most flood-prone countries but this year it has also been mired in a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects that have brought thousands of protesters out onto the streets.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controller. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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