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scrutinize

[skroot-n-ahyz] / ˈskrut nˌaɪz /


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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

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

Our legal system seems well prepared to scrutinize and punish their acts of self-preservation instead of examining the circumstances that made those acts necessary.

From Slate Jun. 4, 2026

For Cloudflare, internal audit previously picked a handful of business risk areas to scrutinize each quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

And Bloom, abruptly alarmed, quit laughing in order to scrutinize Herbie closely, wondering was the volunteer okay, or had he suffered a nervous breakdown, or what?

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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

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

“I know, dearest, and it wasn’t very polite,” Hector says as he guides her closer to the chair, where the man scrutinizes her with eyes that are almost as light and grey as his suit.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

“I think people are downplaying the significance of Nimbyism in this country right now,” Purohit said, adding that companies looking to sell this summer will be scrutinized for how they plan to handle it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 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

My own self-discipline was reinforced by my aunt Phathiwe, who lived in the Great Place and scrutinized my homework every night.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

And though his passion is food — and mine is scrutinizing it skeptically — I forgive him, because the show has become a minor obsession.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

Gen. Rob Bonta and other state attorneys general have been scrutinizing the proposed merger, and are widely expected to file a lawsuit, perhaps as early as this month, to try to block it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

Investors are scrutinizing franchisee profitability, same-store sales, and closure rates.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

We circle around the Cornucopia, scrutinizing the jungle.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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