Definition of controllernext
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 The helicopters will have to communicate with mission controllers through orbiting relay satellites or a direct-to-Earth link. ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026 Optical sensors on the connection rails of each Joy-Con 2 mean the controllers double as mice. Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026 Those include statewide races for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 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 See All Example Sentences for controller
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Noun
  • The same regulators failed to pay attention when Prospect sold hospital assets and paid themselves the proceeds, leaving the hospitals finances increasingly precarious.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • The question of whether that model can scale, and whether homeowners, HOAs, and regulators will approve it, is up for debate.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 May 2026
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  • Moving the Department of Education under the governor’s control just gives even more power to the same Sacramento insiders who have turned our schools into some of the worst in the country.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • As Polis has discovered, firm Democratic control doesn’t translate into a unified vision for the state.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

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“Controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controller. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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