under a/the microscope

idiom

: in a state of being watched very closely
Celebrities can find it difficult (to be) living under the microscope.
The business has recently been put under the microscope by federal investigators.

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The draft, shared first with Axios, adds to the calls to again put the drug supply intermediaries under the microscope, after PBM provisions were dropped from a year-end deal. Victoria Knight, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025 Medicaid in particular has come under the microscope — the Energy and Commerce Committee oversees Medicaid, and the $880 billion it is tasked with saving would almost certainly require cuts to the entitlement program. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025 His own management of the situation is starting to come under the microscope now, from within the City fanbase at least. Sam Lee, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025 Officiating under the microscope … Officiating came under scrutiny again in this year’s AFC Championship Game because of two controversial plays. Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for under a/the microscope

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“Under a/the microscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20a%2Fthe%20microscope. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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