fall under

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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Some potential privacy breaches may fall under product safety laws that attorneys general can prosecute under UDAP statutes , Schroeder said, acknowledging the possibility of broader AI legislation coming out of the next Congress. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 And before assuming that the business doesn’t fall under the category of a marital asset, think again. — Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Under Lin, the streamer‘s movies division was reorganized by genre, with deputies like Kira Goldberg, Ori Marmur and Jason Young handling films that fell under categories like sci-fi, rom-com and family film. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 Cautionary collections Another consideration when deciding what to do with all the leaves falls under the category of health and safety. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall under

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“Fall under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20under. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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