control center
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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On Friday, its strikes forced authorities in south Russia to temporarily close 13 airports, with a key aviation control center damaged by drones.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
The sprawling Hawthorne campus is the location of the company’s mission control center, and employs thousands of employees who build the company’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024
Thanks to the tweak, a specific group of neurons in the hypothalamus, a physiological control center deep in the brain, remained active as the animals got older.
From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024
But with the spacecraft’s ability to properly communicate still unclear, the celebration of clapping and high-fives in the mission control center was muted.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024
Take, for instance, the room in his new lab next to the control center where he’s been examining the brain of the teacher wearing the EEG cap.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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