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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Companies tied to the AI boom, from chipmakers to cloud computing and data center providers, have fallen under the microscope — especially during earnings season.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 6 Sep. 2024
During the medieval period, Athens fell under Frankish, Catalan and Venetian rule before finally succumbing to the Ottomans in 1458.
—Demetrios Ioannou, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
In the future, such an event would fall under the type of service disruption that would face scrutiny under the EU’s incoming rules.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
Athletics is the larger grouping that track and field falls under, coving a wide variety sports broken into several running, walking, jumping and throwing disciples.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 6 Sep. 2024
During the medieval period, Athens fell under Frankish, Catalan and Venetian rule before finally succumbing to the Ottomans in 1458.
—Demetrios Ioannou, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
In the future, such an event would fall under the type of service disruption that would face scrutiny under the EU’s incoming rules.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
Athletics is the larger grouping that track and field falls under, coving a wide variety sports broken into several running, walking, jumping and throwing disciples.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Fall under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20under. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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