in the crosshairs
idiom
: being aimed at by a gun (such as a rifle) that has an aiming device with crosshairs
—often used figuratively
The senator's voting record was in the crosshairs of his political rivals.
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Moldova, a former Soviet republic, has long been caught in the crosshairs of Russia's efforts to maintain influence in the post-Soviet space.
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Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Well, it's been in the crosshairs of the Senate Finance Committee's Democratic staff for almost two years now.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Last year’s cybersecurity review of imports from America’s largest memory-chip maker, Micron Technology Inc. opened a new front in the tech competition between the two countries, and companies may be increasingly caught in the crosshairs of diverging policies from the two governments.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 29 Nov. 2024
The selection of the picture as Lebanon’s Oscar candidate comes as the city and its population remains caught in the crosshairs of the escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict, which has resulted in several Israeli airstrikes on the city.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Well, it's been in the crosshairs of the Senate Finance Committee's Democratic staff for almost two years now.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Last year’s cybersecurity review of imports from America’s largest memory-chip maker, Micron Technology Inc. opened a new front in the tech competition between the two countries, and companies may be increasingly caught in the crosshairs of diverging policies from the two governments.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 29 Nov. 2024
The selection of the picture as Lebanon’s Oscar candidate comes as the city and its population remains caught in the crosshairs of the escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict, which has resulted in several Israeli airstrikes on the city.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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“In the crosshairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20crosshairs. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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