under the control of

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

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But there are also teams like the NFL’s New York Giants, who have been under the control of the Mara family for more than a century, that are willing to sell off a portion of their team. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 English football clubs have experienced eras under the control of local businessmen turned millionaires. Simon Hughes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Around the same time, Sighvatsson also got involved in the pilot for Twin Peaks, created by Lynch with Mark Frost, with a promise of backing from ABC, which was then under the control of Bob Iger. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 India, on the other hand, was entirely under the control of imperial Britain, which directly influenced the region’s politics, economy, and foreign relations, among other things. Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 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 28 Aug. 2026.

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