under a/the microscope
idiom
: in a state of being watched very closely
Celebrities can find it difficult (to be) living under the microscope.
The business has recently been put under the microscope by federal investigators.
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Mendoza put his opponent’s credentials under the microscope when the conversation turned to U.S. election security.
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 22 May 2024
By inspecting the heated feathers under a microscope and using a chemical assay to identify different types of melanin, the team found that biological pigments do leave a distinct and identifiable signature in fossils.
—Riley Black, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Now, Megalopolis came into the fest under a microscope: Coppola has been talking about the project for decades; poured a stunning $120 million of his own money into it; and had a VFX-heavy shoot in Atlanta that THR reported was chaotic in numerous ways.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Near the end, however, Galán-Woods, a former journalist and widow of Grant Woods, the former Republican attorney general, came under the microscope for her long past as a Republican herself.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
Continue reading … 'MORALLY BANKRUPT' – Antisemitic terror under the microscope while Americans serve as judge and jury today.
—Fox News, 23 May 2024
With just over two months until the 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games, the cleanliness of the Seine is increasingly under the microscope – quite literally.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
The retail-heavy stretch between Mendota Road and Annapolis Street has been under the microscope for close to a decade and received a $42.5 million reconstruction that wrapped up in 2017 with the goal of improving mobility and safety.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 21 May 2024
With her life under a microscope, she’s struggled lately with how much to open up — on anything.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 22 May 2024
By inspecting the heated feathers under a microscope and using a chemical assay to identify different types of melanin, the team found that biological pigments do leave a distinct and identifiable signature in fossils.
—Riley Black, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Now, Megalopolis came into the fest under a microscope: Coppola has been talking about the project for decades; poured a stunning $120 million of his own money into it; and had a VFX-heavy shoot in Atlanta that THR reported was chaotic in numerous ways.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Near the end, however, Galán-Woods, a former journalist and widow of Grant Woods, the former Republican attorney general, came under the microscope for her long past as a Republican herself.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
Continue reading … 'MORALLY BANKRUPT' – Antisemitic terror under the microscope while Americans serve as judge and jury today.
—Fox News, 23 May 2024
With just over two months until the 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games, the cleanliness of the Seine is increasingly under the microscope – quite literally.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
The retail-heavy stretch between Mendota Road and Annapolis Street has been under the microscope for close to a decade and received a $42.5 million reconstruction that wrapped up in 2017 with the goal of improving mobility and safety.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 21 May 2024
With her life under a microscope, she’s struggled lately with how much to open up — on anything.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
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