under scrutiny
idiom
formal
: being carefully examined especially in a critical way
Their behavior is under scrutiny again.
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While a more detailed probe will be released later in the year, the initial findings will add to questions over whether the crash was the result of pilot error or not, with manufacturer Boeing, Air India and aviation safety in general also under scrutiny.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
The administration has also placed international students under scrutiny, threatening visa revocations and deportations for those participating in campus protests deemed hostile to government interests.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
The program under scrutiny – called Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF – allows Americans in public service careers (such as nurses, firefighters and some nonprofit professions) to have their student debt canceled after a decade of on-time payments.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 July 2025
The Republican secretary of state is already under scrutiny after a recent 10-day trip to India, hiring his brother-in-law to a six-figure job, and other questionable spending since being elected in 2022.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
The administration has also placed international students under scrutiny, threatening visa revocations and deportations for those participating in campus protests deemed hostile to government interests.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
The program under scrutiny – called Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF – allows Americans in public service careers (such as nurses, firefighters and some nonprofit professions) to have their student debt canceled after a decade of on-time payments.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 July 2025
The Republican secretary of state is already under scrutiny after a recent 10-day trip to India, hiring his brother-in-law to a six-figure job, and other questionable spending since being elected in 2022.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Under scrutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20scrutiny. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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