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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His comments come after the NFL filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on Thursday, which supported New Jersey regulators and asserted that sports contracts on prediction markets fall under gambling and not financial swaps. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 The project falls under Schaeffer’s overall deal with Amazon MGM, which was announced earlier this year. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Unique Games The unique games conjecture also falls under complexity theory. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 In an amicus brief on Thursday, the league said that the sites fall under the sports gambling umbrella and should similarly be regulated by states. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 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 11 Oct. 2026.

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