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come under

  1. Fit into a category or classification, as in This document comes under the heading “classified.” [Mid-1600s]

  2. Be the responsibility or province of, as in My department comes under your jurisdiction . [Early 1700s]



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Prabowo has come under increasing pressure to declare a national emergency in response to flooding and landslides that have killed at least 442 people, with hundreds more missing.

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Now any movement can come under attack.

OpenAI has come under scrutiny for its central role in a complex web of AI financing.

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England have come under heavy scrutiny for the manner and response to their crushing defeat by Australia in the first Ashes Test.

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The relationship between Epstein and Labour's Lord Peter Mandelson has come under particular scrutiny in the UK, with Lord Mandelson ultimately being sacked in September from his role as the UK's ambassador to the US.

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