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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Buchwal's team analyzed samples from 25 Scots pine trees and 54 juniper shrubs, staining and photographing their growth rings under a microscope. Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 Certain types of leukemia change the appearance of chromosomes under a microscope. Doru Paul, Health, 10 Jan. 2025 At the University of Córdoba in Spain, not long ago, biologists snapping images of the cyanobacteria under a microscope saw a cell that had grown a long, thin tube and grabbed hold of its neighbor. Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025 But now, some of the operating practices that helped Jeju Air keep its costs low are under a microscope. Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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