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 two nations are working toward a peace treaty after Azerbaijan regained full control of the Karabakh province that had been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces, backed by Armenia, since the 1990s.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
At the time, Myanmar had been under the control of a strict military junta that held power from the 1960s until 2011, and for decades had kept the country in a state of extreme isolation and deprivation.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 9 June 2025
Guyanese officials say cross-border incursions have surged since 2022, with some frontier zones effectively under the control of foreign criminal networks.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
The formation of four T-38 trainer jets was scheduled to fly over the airport at 3:21 p.m. on March 28 on the way to the neighboring cemetery under the control of the Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
At the time, Myanmar had been under the control of a strict military junta that held power from the 1960s until 2011, and for decades had kept the country in a state of extreme isolation and deprivation.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 9 June 2025
Guyanese officials say cross-border incursions have surged since 2022, with some frontier zones effectively under the control of foreign criminal networks.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
The formation of four T-38 trainer jets was scheduled to fly over the airport at 3:21 p.m. on March 28 on the way to the neighboring cemetery under the control of the Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
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