keep under

verb

1. to remain or cause to remain below (a surface)
2. tr, adverb to cause to remain unconscious
3. tr, adverb to hold in submission

Example Sentences

TikTok has “pioneered features and settings to protect teens and keep under 13s off the platform, issues the whole industry is grappling with,” the company said in a statement.

From Seattle Times

The pictures released by Ferrari, which are likely to disguise key design areas of the car that the team want to keep under wraps for as long as possible, show a redesigned nose and front wing and extensively reshaped bodywork as the team seek to find the consistent, predictable downforce that was often elusive for them last year.

From BBC

She had been reading studies and articles that showed psychedelic patients revealing truths they wanted to keep under wraps.

From Slate

The decision could also benefit other box holders whose property the FBI is still trying to keep under federal forfeiture laws, and who are suing the agency for the return of their property in their own pending cases.

From Los Angeles Times

Asked if Rishi Sunak shares Lord Cameron's concerns about whether Israel has been acting within international law, the prime minister's official spokesman said: "It is an issue we continue to keep under review and obviously we have made our views clear to the Israeli government at a number of levels on this."

From BBC

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