in the control of
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: directed by or in the power of
Two-thirds of the market is in the control of three companies.
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Securing similar unilateral statements from other nuclear powers or, ideally, a multilateral agreement will be an important step toward ensuring that humanity’s most dangerous weapons remain in the control of humans.
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Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024
At a briefing Sunday night, Homendy said Alaska Airlines recorded that the plane’s auto-pressurization fail light — designed to signal failures in the control of cabin pressure — had illuminated on three flights in the weeks before Friday’s incident.
—Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
The footage was left in the control of a department where impunity reigned.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
All of the things that were in the control of the filmmakers went well.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2023
The Jarrow Formula Zinc Balance 15mg is a high-quality supplement that supports the healthy functioning of the immune system and contributes to overall skin health while also aiding in the control of acne.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2023
Some of the recommendations were within the city's purview while others were in the control of Milwaukee County or the state.
—Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2022
Bombs go off, and the neighborhood is leveled from below, explaining why the 2001 locale in GTA III looks totally different and is in the control of a different criminal faction, the Colombians, who operate out of Panlantic Construction.
—Ade D. Adeniji, Wired, 6 June 2021
Amazon in one of its recent releases of its Ring Doorbell software, moved to a full end-to-end encryption offering that would put data completely in the control of its users.
—Daniel Newman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024
At a briefing Sunday night, Homendy said Alaska Airlines recorded that the plane’s auto-pressurization fail light — designed to signal failures in the control of cabin pressure — had illuminated on three flights in the weeks before Friday’s incident.
—Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
The footage was left in the control of a department where impunity reigned.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
All of the things that were in the control of the filmmakers went well.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2023
The Jarrow Formula Zinc Balance 15mg is a high-quality supplement that supports the healthy functioning of the immune system and contributes to overall skin health while also aiding in the control of acne.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2023
Some of the recommendations were within the city's purview while others were in the control of Milwaukee County or the state.
—Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2022
Bombs go off, and the neighborhood is leveled from below, explaining why the 2001 locale in GTA III looks totally different and is in the control of a different criminal faction, the Colombians, who operate out of Panlantic Construction.
—Ade D. Adeniji, Wired, 6 June 2021
Amazon in one of its recent releases of its Ring Doorbell software, moved to a full end-to-end encryption offering that would put data completely in the control of its users.
—Daniel Newman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
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