scrutinize
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Nandy suggested that Britain also should scrutinize the impact of combining two major streaming services, HBO Max, a Warner property, with Paramount+.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
In addition, states including Massachusetts and Indiana recently enacted laws to scrutinize private equity’s healthcare investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
You’ve said the judge has promised to scrutinize this.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
Donabedian expects investors to scrutinize the CPI, especially in the wake of energy price spikes related to the Iran war.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
When he finally was able to scrutinize the draft, he found that it bore all the flaws of Teller’s oratorical style: it was too long, too argumentative, and too emotional.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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The probe is the first into a Chinese deal under the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation, which scrutinizes non-EU government support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
“Eddington” scrutinizes our national psyche so intensely that it makes folks itchy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, an explosion of popular literature scrutinizes those rules and places white people’s elevated status in sharp relief.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025
Now, she is moving again—this time into the House of Lords, the United Kingdom’s unelected upper legislative chamber that scrutinizes, amends, and approves proposed legislation.
From Science Magazine ● May 10, 2024
Simone scrutinizes me as I extend my arms, having come up from a long squat.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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"This is my last decision," James, who had made three prior heavily scrutinized free agent moves in his career, posted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The passage of time is central to McElwee’s work, but he’s rarely scrutinized the topic as aggressively as he does here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
In a weekly assessment of markets published Friday, Hartnett scrutinized what is being taken for granted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
From the beginning, the victims were scrutinized on the chance they might provide a motive.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
After a while the door opened a little and let in one thing to be scrutinized and then another and another, until all had been absorbed, one at a time.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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Wall Street is scrutinizing their business performance more closely than ever ahead of their market debuts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Wall Street is carefully scrutinizing news and commentary surrounding AI companies’ spending plans—which have been powering unprecedented profit growth for semiconductor companies—for any signs of a top.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
But it’s clear, at least, that the administration is scrutinizing current elections closely.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
The job: The city controller serves as L.A.’s chief auditor and watchdog of the public purse, including scrutinizing how money is spent and whether City Hall is performing efficiently.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Soon, though, he stops and begins scrutinizing the canvas again.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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