in the crosshairs
idiom
: being aimed at by a gun (such as a rifle) that has an aiming device with crosshairs
—often used figuratively
The senator's voting record was in the crosshairs of his political rivals.
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Musk’s work for the Trump administration has put Tesla in the crosshairs again after his 2022 free-speech crusade that reinstated President Donald Trump on Twitter.
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Yumeko’s addiction and her gambling skills cause ripples in the school immediately, and put her in the crosshairs of the powerful student council members.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
The filmmaking duo and their producer and Gholamreza Mousavi have been in the crosshairs of Iran’s authoritarian Islamic Republic regime since early 2023 over the heartwarming drama about an elderly widow who reconnects with life’s small pleasures in the face of solitude.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
But for companies that are in the crosshairs of Trump’s wavering policy decisions, all the uncertainty remains.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Yumeko’s addiction and her gambling skills cause ripples in the school immediately, and put her in the crosshairs of the powerful student council members.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
The filmmaking duo and their producer and Gholamreza Mousavi have been in the crosshairs of Iran’s authoritarian Islamic Republic regime since early 2023 over the heartwarming drama about an elderly widow who reconnects with life’s small pleasures in the face of solitude.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
But for companies that are in the crosshairs of Trump’s wavering policy decisions, all the uncertainty remains.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the crosshairs
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