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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Nvidia has been caught in the crosshairs of U.S.-China tensions over trade and technology.
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Arjun Kharpal,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 July 2025
The Girl Who Survived casts Robillard as the 15-year-old title character, an aspiring model in 1980s Los Angeles who shockingly gets caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous serial killer.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Trans athletes, especially, have been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration over the last few months.
—Hannah Ryan, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
In parallel, Trump put the European Union in the crosshairs of his on-again, off-again trade war, while his possessive rhetoric regarding Canada and Greenland has stoked outrage and alarm across the alliance.
—Joel Gehrke, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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Arjun Kharpal,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 July 2025
The Girl Who Survived casts Robillard as the 15-year-old title character, an aspiring model in 1980s Los Angeles who shockingly gets caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous serial killer.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Trans athletes, especially, have been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration over the last few months.
—Hannah Ryan, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
In parallel, Trump put the European Union in the crosshairs of his on-again, off-again trade war, while his possessive rhetoric regarding Canada and Greenland has stoked outrage and alarm across the alliance.
—Joel Gehrke, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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“In the crosshairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20crosshairs. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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