under observation
idiom
: being watched carefully
The plants seem to have recovered from the disease, but they are still under observation.
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Force’s team said on its website its leader spent the night under observation in an intensive care unit.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
In 2020, the federal district court in Hartford ruled that certain Medicare beneficiaries have a right to appeal when hospitalized under observation.
—Wendell Primus, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2024
Of those, 102 were under control, 40 were still being battled and 19 were under observation.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2024
In another case, a patient under observation received Botox after getting the vaccine.
—Taryn Brooke, Allure, 16 Apr. 2024
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
In 2020, the federal district court in Hartford ruled that certain Medicare beneficiaries have a right to appeal when hospitalized under observation.
—Wendell Primus, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2024
Of those, 102 were under control, 40 were still being battled and 19 were under observation.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2024
In another case, a patient under observation received Botox after getting the vaccine.
—Taryn Brooke, Allure, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Under observation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20observation. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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