under the control of
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: under the direction or control of
The team is under the control of a new coach.
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Just under 40% of the money will be under the control of Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA), created by the California Legislature in 2022 as a regional authority, roughly modeled after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
He’ll be pursued by the Aes Sedai, now under the control of the power-mad Elaida and her fanatical Red Ajah, who want nothing more than to cage him.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
More than 300 people, have been killed in two major displacement camps near El-Fasher city in the western Darfur region, as the RSF launches a major assault on the last state capital in Darfur under the control of the Sudanese army.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
With the James Bond franchise now under the control of Amazon, a few directors are no longer as excited about the prospect of helming a 007 movie.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
He’ll be pursued by the Aes Sedai, now under the control of the power-mad Elaida and her fanatical Red Ajah, who want nothing more than to cage him.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
More than 300 people, have been killed in two major displacement camps near El-Fasher city in the western Darfur region, as the RSF launches a major assault on the last state capital in Darfur under the control of the Sudanese army.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
With the James Bond franchise now under the control of Amazon, a few directors are no longer as excited about the prospect of helming a 007 movie.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Under the control of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20control%20of. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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