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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Now communications will be centralized at the Department of Health and Human Services, under the control of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic.
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Teddy Rosenbluth, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Deadly airstrike hits Myanmar village BANGKOK -- An airstrike by Myanmar's military on a central village under the control of resistance forces has killed at least 27 civilians and injured 30 others, an opposition group and Myanmar's online media said Saturday.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump obviously isn’t a consensus politician, and, with Capitol Hill under the control of supine Republicans, the checks and balances are looking less restrictive than ever.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
After failing to get help from authorities, the pair go on a suicide mission to rescue their fifteen-year-old daughter, who’s under the control of the enigmatic King David, played by NLE Choppa.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
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Teddy Rosenbluth, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Deadly airstrike hits Myanmar village BANGKOK -- An airstrike by Myanmar's military on a central village under the control of resistance forces has killed at least 27 civilians and injured 30 others, an opposition group and Myanmar's online media said Saturday.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump obviously isn’t a consensus politician, and, with Capitol Hill under the control of supine Republicans, the checks and balances are looking less restrictive than ever.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
After failing to get help from authorities, the pair go on a suicide mission to rescue their fifteen-year-old daughter, who’s under the control of the enigmatic King David, played by NLE Choppa.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
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