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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Her 2017 meeting with ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad has also come under the microscope, especially after he was overthrown last month.
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
While streaming remains untested and barely profitable, linear TV is under the microscope.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Two adjacent cells, seemingly identical under the microscope, can have about 1,000 differences in their genomes.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS REWIND – UFC star puts resurfaced LeBron James video under a microscope over Diddy remarks.
—Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
While streaming remains untested and barely profitable, linear TV is under the microscope.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Two adjacent cells, seemingly identical under the microscope, can have about 1,000 differences in their genomes.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS REWIND – UFC star puts resurfaced LeBron James video under a microscope over Diddy remarks.
—Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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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 20 Jan. 2025.
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