in the control of
idiom
: directed by or in the power of
Two-thirds of the market is in the control of three companies.
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The Jarrow Formula Zinc Balance 15mg is a high-quality supplement that supports the healthy functioning of the immune system and contributes to overall skin health while also aiding in the control of acne.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2023
Some of the recommendations were within the city's purview while others were in the control of Milwaukee County or the state.
—Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2022
Bombs go off, and the neighborhood is leveled from below, explaining why the 2001 locale in GTA III looks totally different and is in the control of a different criminal faction, the Colombians, who operate out of Panlantic Construction.
—Ade D. Adeniji, Wired, 6 June 2021
Amazon in one of its recent releases of its Ring Doorbell software, moved to a full end-to-end encryption offering that would put data completely in the control of its users.
—Daniel Newman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
To rewind a bit: after suffering a public breakdown in 2008, Spears was placed under a legal guardianship (conservatorship) in which her financial assets and estate were placed in the control of her father/guardian, James Spears, and a lawyer.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2020
Progress is being made along the first two pillars, which are very much in the control of the people driving the AV industry.
—Alon Podhurst, Forbes, 25 June 2021
The crisis in 1958 instead ebbed when Mao Zedong’s Communist forces broke off the attacks on the islands, leaving them in the control of Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalist Republic of China forces based on Taiwan.
—New York Times, 22 May 2021
The result has been watered-down reading and math standards, disappointing test scores, and a history curriculum solidly in the control of the Left.
—Stanley Kurtz, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2023
Some of the recommendations were within the city's purview while others were in the control of Milwaukee County or the state.
—Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2022
Bombs go off, and the neighborhood is leveled from below, explaining why the 2001 locale in GTA III looks totally different and is in the control of a different criminal faction, the Colombians, who operate out of Panlantic Construction.
—Ade D. Adeniji, Wired, 6 June 2021
Amazon in one of its recent releases of its Ring Doorbell software, moved to a full end-to-end encryption offering that would put data completely in the control of its users.
—Daniel Newman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
To rewind a bit: after suffering a public breakdown in 2008, Spears was placed under a legal guardianship (conservatorship) in which her financial assets and estate were placed in the control of her father/guardian, James Spears, and a lawyer.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2020
Progress is being made along the first two pillars, which are very much in the control of the people driving the AV industry.
—Alon Podhurst, Forbes, 25 June 2021
The crisis in 1958 instead ebbed when Mao Zedong’s Communist forces broke off the attacks on the islands, leaving them in the control of Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalist Republic of China forces based on Taiwan.
—New York Times, 22 May 2021
The result has been watered-down reading and math standards, disappointing test scores, and a history curriculum solidly in the control of the Left.
—Stanley Kurtz, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
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