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controller

noun

kən-ˈtrō-lər

Definition of controller

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 At the time, controllers weren't sure where GOCE would fall back to Earth. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026 Shortly after that communication, the crew reported precipitation and asked to climb to 37,000 feet, which the controller approved. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2026 Bad Wolf is making it for the BBC and BritBox North America, with Sarah Quintrell (The Other Bennet Sister) adapting it from author and former BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow’s forthcoming novel of the same name. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026 That same month, unplanned absences left eight of Sydney Airport’s 49 controllers unavailable and delayed roughly a third of inbound flights one morning. — Steven John, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for controller

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But environmental benefits don’t relieve regulators of their obligation to consider the dangers their policies introduce.

— Harry T Angell, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
Now, a deadline is looming for Phillips to clarify its plans — and a key group of state regulators appear to be losing patience with the company’s lack of detail.

— Nicolas Rivero, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

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The surrounding gate offers tighter control over current flow, helping address the challenges of further transistor scaling.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Eisenberg was sworn in as assistant attorney general in charge of the department's National Security Division in June 2025 and oversaw cases involving espionage, terrorism, export control violations, cyber crimes and other matters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

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