under the control of

idiom

: under the direction or control of
The team is under the control of a new coach.

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Once they’re gone, Martin and his Coconut Grove development firm, Terra, would assume a lease that will remain under the control of Miami-Dade County. Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 The Sagaing region, where the attacks took place, remains under the control of anti-government volunteer militias known as the People's Defence Force (PDF), per the BBC. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 The Ford Idaho Center is going to be under the control of the College of Western Idaho, and the city of Nampa’s residents and officials remain divided. Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025 Those troops remain under the control of their governors with many of them already under orders to remain through the end of December, one of the officials said. Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for under the control of

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“Under the control of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20control%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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