under scrutiny
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: being carefully examined especially in a critical way
Their behavior is under scrutiny again.
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Mahon ran Channel 4 for eight years and is seen as a savvy political and commercial operator, who is sure-footed under scrutiny — all attributes that would serve her well in the hellfire moments that often come with running the BBC.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
The move comes as the agency is under scrutiny for its response to fraud in state Medicaid programs.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
For years, Maryland’s sprawling nonprofit sector has operated behind a veil of secrecy that state leaders praise publicly but struggle to explain under scrutiny.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Spotify, and numerous streaming services such as Pandora, Spotify, and Meta, had been under scrutiny for running recruitment advertising from the Department of Homeland Security last year.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
The move comes as the agency is under scrutiny for its response to fraud in state Medicaid programs.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
For years, Maryland’s sprawling nonprofit sector has operated behind a veil of secrecy that state leaders praise publicly but struggle to explain under scrutiny.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Spotify, and numerous streaming services such as Pandora, Spotify, and Meta, had been under scrutiny for running recruitment advertising from the Department of Homeland Security last year.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Under scrutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20scrutiny. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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