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 the motion filed before Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Lody Jean, Fisherman’s attorneys say the state had the opportunity during the Alexander brothers’ Miami Beach arrest in December to secure the evidence that is now under the control of federal prosecutors. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025 Pretty soon, the first generation of EVs will be up for recycling themselves, creating a pool of ex-China material that will be under the control of the West. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 May 2025 Intel is more posh than AMD: GPUs are always under the control of CPUs, usually in a 4:1 ratio. IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2025 Mexico's navy chief has said that the pilot manning its training ship which crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night was under the control of New York authorities. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for under the control of

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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 17 Jun. 2025.

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