under control
idiom
: able to be handled or managed with success : not out of control
She remained calm and kept the situation under control.
A year after the divorce, he finally got his life back under control.
The firefighters got the fire under control.
You need to get your drinking/gambling/anger under control.
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The Fed has a 2% inflation target and has been extremely reluctant to roll out the first rate cut until inflation is well under control.
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
Inflation has retreated from a 40-year high A round of rate cuts would signify that the Fed is largely satisfied inflation is under control.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
America’s economy is showing signs of stress, and now that inflation appears under control, the Fed can reduce borrowing costs to try to get job growth booming again.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
The former president also has a 6-point advantage over Harris on getting inflation and the cost of living under control and a 4-point advantage over Harris on dealing with crime and violence.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Aug. 2024
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
Inflation has retreated from a 40-year high A round of rate cuts would signify that the Fed is largely satisfied inflation is under control.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
America’s economy is showing signs of stress, and now that inflation appears under control, the Fed can reduce borrowing costs to try to get job growth booming again.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
The former president also has a 6-point advantage over Harris on getting inflation and the cost of living under control and a 4-point advantage over Harris on dealing with crime and violence.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Under control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20control. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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