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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Carried into the enterprise each day while largely under the control of the user and outside the full reach of IT.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Opposition supporters say that under Zourabichvili, who was elected with Georgian Dream’s support in 2018 before breaking with the party in recent years, the presidency was the only institution in the country not ultimately under the control of ruling party founder Ivanishvili.
—Reuters, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
People trying to escape the area around Zamzam are often trapped
Last week, the same doctor fled the shelling in Zamzam to El Fasher, the last major city in the Darfur region not under the control of the RSF.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
After capturing the city of Hama to the north on Thursday, the rebels set their sights on the crossroads city of Homs which, if captured, would split the territories under the control of President Bashar al-Assad in two.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Opposition supporters say that under Zourabichvili, who was elected with Georgian Dream’s support in 2018 before breaking with the party in recent years, the presidency was the only institution in the country not ultimately under the control of ruling party founder Ivanishvili.
—Reuters, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
People trying to escape the area around Zamzam are often trapped
Last week, the same doctor fled the shelling in Zamzam to El Fasher, the last major city in the Darfur region not under the control of the RSF.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
After capturing the city of Hama to the north on Thursday, the rebels set their sights on the crossroads city of Homs which, if captured, would split the territories under the control of President Bashar al-Assad in two.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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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 18 Jan. 2025.
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