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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Generally, the stiffer a liver is, the more severe its fibrosis.21
Liver biopsy: Providers take a small sample of liver tissue and examine it under a microscope to determine the degree of scarring.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel Everything under the microscope Levan said that development projects underway through its Altman Companies subsidiary will continue.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
The team measured the number of microplastic particles in each sample by staining the particles red and counting them under a microscope, studying their chemical composition using a technique known as Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
That’s good news Warner Bros. co-movie chiefs Mike DeLuca and Pam Abby, who have come under the microscope after the studio suffered a series of misses at the box office.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel Everything under the microscope Levan said that development projects underway through its Altman Companies subsidiary will continue.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
The team measured the number of microplastic particles in each sample by staining the particles red and counting them under a microscope, studying their chemical composition using a technique known as Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
That’s good news Warner Bros. co-movie chiefs Mike DeLuca and Pam Abby, who have come under the microscope after the studio suffered a series of misses at the box office.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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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 22 Apr. 2025.
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