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Recent Examples of controllers
Earlier this year the Department of Transportation offered bonuses to retirement aged controllers to stay on the job longer to help relieve the existing shortage, but the shutdown seems to be working against that effort.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Some of those controllers have taken on second jobs during the shutdown, and many have called in sick.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
This incident illustrated just how understaffed air traffic control has been, and the FAA is still short about 3,000 controllers.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Historians say Reagan's decision to fire the controllers sparked a wave of union-busting across the country.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Many controllers have stopped showing up to work, citing stress and looking for second jobs.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2025
Threats are less useful if there is a long-term objective of having a sufficient number of controllers going forward.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Even little things, like the way the adaptive triggers on the PS5 controllers mimic the tension of a bowstring, felt perfect.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Modernization of air traffic control and hiring more controllers should be the next FAA administrator’s priority, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC earlier this week.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Some of those controllers have taken on second jobs during the shutdown, and many have called in sick.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
This incident illustrated just how understaffed air traffic control has been, and the FAA is still short about 3,000 controllers.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Historians say Reagan's decision to fire the controllers sparked a wave of union-busting across the country.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Many controllers have stopped showing up to work, citing stress and looking for second jobs.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2025
Threats are less useful if there is a long-term objective of having a sufficient number of controllers going forward.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Even little things, like the way the adaptive triggers on the PS5 controllers mimic the tension of a bowstring, felt perfect.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Modernization of air traffic control and hiring more controllers should be the next FAA administrator’s priority, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC earlier this week.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllers
Noun
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Flight disruptions are likely to continue even after the government reopens, airlines and aviation regulators warned, as airlines cancelled scores of flights on Tuesday.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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Guarnera noted that regulators’ strongest enforcement tool is convincing a judge that mergers violate the Clayton Antitrust Act, a statute that is the foundation of antitrust law.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Marking identified a need for the district to change its attitude toward unregulated spending and tighten internal controls that will allow more board control over spending approvals.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Capital seekers can host confidential materials in secure virtual data rooms with NDA controls, while investment firms and professionals gain access to full CRM and deal flow management capabilities to manage contacts, deals, and workflows.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Controllers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllers. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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