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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Breast biopsy: Your provider may take a tissue sample to examine the cells under a microscope.
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 27 Feb. 2025
Every few weeks, a new Main Character is chosen, their life placed under a microscope, their decisions dissected.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
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
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 27 Feb. 2025
Every few weeks, a new Main Character is chosen, their life placed under a microscope, their decisions dissected.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
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
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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 1 Apr. 2025.
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