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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The nation’s automakers wrote to the White House after Biden announced his opposition to the Nippon-US Steel deal to say a Cleveland Cliffs-US Steel deal would place 65% to 90% of steel used in vehicles under the control of a single company.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Architecture from the grand siècle, a time when France was under the control of Louis XIII and Louis XIV, complements the home’s unusual massing.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
With Iran firmly under the control of Islamist hard-liners, and conservatives leading Israel, there seems little likelihood of a return to cordial Iranian-Israeli relations anytime soon.
—Peter Kenyon, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
He’s accused of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires those working under the control of a foreign government to notify the U.S. Attorney General’s office.
—Nora Gamez-Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
Hundreds of containers, some with medical supplies and medication, remain under the control of armed groups.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
Some winds up at the central bank of Afghanistan, which is under the control of the Taliban.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2024
The bill creates a process for the U.S. president to deem a social media app under the control of a foreign adversary as a threat to national security and ban it from U.S. app stores unless the app severs ties with that country within six months.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
By the time Jaffé died at age 90 in 1942, Nice was under the control of the pro-Nazi Vichy government.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Architecture from the grand siècle, a time when France was under the control of Louis XIII and Louis XIV, complements the home’s unusual massing.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
With Iran firmly under the control of Islamist hard-liners, and conservatives leading Israel, there seems little likelihood of a return to cordial Iranian-Israeli relations anytime soon.
—Peter Kenyon, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
He’s accused of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires those working under the control of a foreign government to notify the U.S. Attorney General’s office.
—Nora Gamez-Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
Hundreds of containers, some with medical supplies and medication, remain under the control of armed groups.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
Some winds up at the central bank of Afghanistan, which is under the control of the Taliban.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2024
The bill creates a process for the U.S. president to deem a social media app under the control of a foreign adversary as a threat to national security and ban it from U.S. app stores unless the app severs ties with that country within six months.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
By the time Jaffé died at age 90 in 1942, Nice was under the control of the pro-Nazi Vichy government.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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