under scrutiny

idiom

formal

: being carefully examined especially in a critical way

Their behavior is under scrutiny again.

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Boeing has been under scrutiny after two of its 737 Max aircraft crashed in 2018 and 2019 and part of the body of another 737 Max aircraft broke off after take-off in January. —

Sally Percy, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Moscow Confirms Syria's Assad Has Been Granted Political Asylum By Shannon McDonagh Freelance News Reporter Syria's chemical weapons are under scrutiny after rebel forces ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, sparking fears of toxic materials falling into extremist hands. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 The Police Department has been under scrutiny since January 2023, when officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after pulling him over on his way home from work. —

Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024 Matt Gaetz withdrew from the nomination process for attorney general under scrutiny. —

Colleen Long, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for under scrutiny

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