fall under
phrasal verb
fell under; fallen under; falling under; falls under
: to be influenced or affected by (something)
He fell under her influence.
fall under a spell
He has fallen under suspicion.
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Smaller communities from nations such as Eritrea, Sudan, and Myanmar also fall under the review.
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Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Davis fell under his spell first.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
If successful, the coup would be the fourth in Guinea-Bissau’s short history since independence in 1973, and would make the small West African nation the latest regional democracy to fall under military control.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Created in 2022 and falling under the remit of Media City Qatar, the body charged with growing the country as a media and creative industries hub, Qatar’s Film Committee is headed by Hassan Al Thawadi, the Qatari lawyer who oversaw the organization of the Qatar World Cup.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025
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Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Davis fell under his spell first.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
If successful, the coup would be the fourth in Guinea-Bissau’s short history since independence in 1973, and would make the small West African nation the latest regional democracy to fall under military control.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Created in 2022 and falling under the remit of Media City Qatar, the body charged with growing the country as a media and creative industries hub, Qatar’s Film Committee is headed by Hassan Al Thawadi, the Qatari lawyer who oversaw the organization of the Qatar World Cup.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Fall under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20under. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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