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 negotiations are seen as a way to mitigate these concerns by placing TikTok's algorithm under the control of a U.S. company, which could potentially appease lawmakers who have demanded a complete divestiture of ByteDance's ownership.
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Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Smallville is a Farmville-like simulation involving characters that communicate and interact with each other under the control of large language models.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
However, the bill’s text makes no mention of the riot and only clarifies that House data stored elsewhere is still under the control of House rules.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
And this is -- this is the Syrian state TV and radio which is now under the control of the opposition.
—ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Smallville is a Farmville-like simulation involving characters that communicate and interact with each other under the control of large language models.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
However, the bill’s text makes no mention of the riot and only clarifies that House data stored elsewhere is still under the control of House rules.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
And this is -- this is the Syrian state TV and radio which is now under the control of the opposition.
—ABC News, 8 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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