under scrutiny
idiom
formal
: being carefully examined especially in a critical way
Their behavior is under scrutiny again.
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Denholm, meanwhile, is under scrutiny herself, having sold nearly $200 million in Tesla stock over the past six months.
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 14 May 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi's links to Qatar are under scrutiny again following reports that President Donald Trump will be gifted a luxury plane from the Qatari government.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Higher education is increasingly under scrutiny from the nation’s most powerful decision-makers.
—Essence, 8 May 2025
Grants related to research in China have also been cut, and climate change projects are under scrutiny.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 7 May 2025
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 14 May 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi's links to Qatar are under scrutiny again following reports that President Donald Trump will be gifted a luxury plane from the Qatari government.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Higher education is increasingly under scrutiny from the nation’s most powerful decision-makers.
—Essence, 8 May 2025
Grants related to research in China have also been cut, and climate change projects are under scrutiny.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 7 May 2025
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“Under scrutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20scrutiny. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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