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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The formation of four T-38 trainer jets was scheduled to fly over the airport at 3:21 p.m. on March 28 on the way to the neighboring cemetery under the control of the Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON.
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Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The regime’s first line of defense in times of internal crisis is its goon squad, the Basij, which is under the control of the Guards.
—Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
The city remained under the control of its mayor and police department.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Ukraine was under the control of the communist Soviet Union at the time, and the disaster took place at a plant built by the Soviets.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
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Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The regime’s first line of defense in times of internal crisis is its goon squad, the Basij, which is under the control of the Guards.
—Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
The city remained under the control of its mayor and police department.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Ukraine was under the control of the communist Soviet Union at the time, and the disaster took place at a plant built by the Soviets.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
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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 15 Jul. 2025.
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