under scrutiny
idiom
formal
: being carefully examined especially in a critical way
Their behavior is under scrutiny again.
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The 2024 return is the first look at spending details for the A3 Foundation, which has been under scrutiny after a series of Herald articles this year raised questions about its public funding.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Still, this delicate balance will be under scrutiny from Washington, particularly with major defense contracts on the table during Putin’s visit to New Delhi.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Southern states Louisiana’s district lines are under scrutiny from challengers questioning whether the state has racially gerrymandered by creating too many majority-Black districts.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Still, this delicate balance will be under scrutiny from Washington, particularly with major defense contracts on the table during Putin’s visit to New Delhi.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Digital Assets Treasury under scrutiny.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Under scrutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20scrutiny. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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