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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In 2004, as the EDC was overhauled and put under the control of the Cabarrus County Chamber of Commerce, Wheeler spoke of the impact of development across one of the fastest-growing counties in the country.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025
The legal battle was the latest evidence of the escalating tensions in a mostly Democratic city that now has its police department largely under the control of the Republican president’s administration.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Prior to Alaska becoming the 49th state of the U.S., the territory was under the control of Russia after Czar Peter the Great sent explorer Vitus Bering to the Alaskan coast in 1725, according to the U.S. Department of State's Office of the Historian.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
The Minnesota Twins will stay under the control of the Pohlad family, which had explored a potential sale of the MLB team over the past year.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025
The legal battle was the latest evidence of the escalating tensions in a mostly Democratic city that now has its police department largely under the control of the Republican president’s administration.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Prior to Alaska becoming the 49th state of the U.S., the territory was under the control of Russia after Czar Peter the Great sent explorer Vitus Bering to the Alaskan coast in 1725, according to the U.S. Department of State's Office of the Historian.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
The Minnesota Twins will stay under the control of the Pohlad family, which had explored a potential sale of the MLB team over the past year.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 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 26 Aug. 2025.
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