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Recent Examples of controller
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
Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The report does not say whether the NTSB interviewed the firefighter who was driving the truck, or either of the two controllers in the tower that night.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
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.
—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
Noun
The airport’s surface detection system, known as ASDE-X, is designed to track aircraft and ground vehicles and alert controllers to potential runway conflicts.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The report does not say whether the NTSB interviewed the firefighter who was driving the truck, or either of the two controllers in the tower that night.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controller. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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