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scrutinize

[skroot-n-ahyz] / ˈskrut nˌaɪz /


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The push reflects the restaurant chain’s effort to capture more group dining occasions as inflation-weary consumers scrutinize spending.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

But each proposed investment should stand on its merits, and rapid technological change is itself a reason to scrutinize long-term technology investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In a letter sent this month, Burchett noted that he wanted to scrutinize how homelessness has gotten worse during her tenure as mayor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Ask people to scrutinize food companies, labels and regulatory assumptions, and eventually they will scrutinize the regulators, too.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 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

The Times looks back at a devastating year, scrutinizes official response and makes the case for being better prepared next time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026

She scrutinizes every element of her tour looking for ways to be more environmentally conscious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

And instead of simply presenting these characters to an audience, as “Death of a Unicorn” does, the series scrutinizes them.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 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

He scrutinizes me, shoots an oyster of dark brown tobacco juice out the side of his mouth, and goes back inside.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

The note scrutinized four distinct channels by which AI might contribute to pricing pressures: software and accessories, consumer electronics, electricity prices and other cost spillovers like industrial metals and construction wage growth.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Oman had scrutinized his online habits and decided he showed too much interest in radical ideology to trust as a pilot at state carrier Oman Air, where he worked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The court has also been thrown into disarray as investigations have scrutinized links between several justices, their relatives or associates, and jailed, fraud-accused banker Daniel Vorcaro.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

While that is accurate, statements like this make the conflict seem normal and perhaps unavoidable, rather than the result of a linked set of decisions that might themselves be scrutinized.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

And yet the truth is, we accept persons such as Mr Marshall or Mr Lane to be great, though most of us cannot claim to have ever scrutinized them under such conditions.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Hammami studied in Australia, a period Israel and the U.A.E. are scrutinizing for signs of budding radicalism, some of the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But unlike the show it’s scrutinizing, “Primetime” lets its prey walk free.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Ultimately, by scrutinizing price ranges and volume, investors can glean how institutional investors feel about a stock’s prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The measure would also bring drones under the arms restriction regime and increase the number of experts scrutinizing the existing embargo.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

His voice was still offhand, but his eyes were scrutinizing my reaction.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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