fall under
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Be classified as, as in These scores fall under choral music . [Mid-1400s]
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Be subject to, as in This precinct falls under the city's jurisdiction . [Second half of 1500s]
Example Sentences
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The review system falls under the International Cricket Council's playing conditions, which suggests the right procedure was followed.
From BBC
Under the proposal, FinCEN would presume any suspicious-activity report to be “highly useful” if it fell under a set of priorities articulated by the agency.
Who falls under “the jurisdiction” of the United States in this context?
From Salon
Nvidia has fallen under scrutiny over the past month as investors have come to worry about the sustainability of blowout artificial-intelligence spending.
You see, instability due to parental arrest and separation falls under the category of “adverse childhood experiences,” or ACEs.
From MarketWatch
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