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scrutinize

[skroot-n-ahyz] / ˈskrut nˌaɪz /


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That fear is partially what “Paralyzed by Hope” seeks to scrutinize and change.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

As investors increasingly scrutinize spending by artificial intelligence-related companies, many still want exposure to the big names that they hope will keep driving that new technology.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

He said the district also must scrutinize its own spending, including ensuring “major construction and capital projects are completed responsibly.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He has only seen the paperwork involved with the circus in passing, hasn’t bothered to scrutinize the details of the thing in years.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Bass said her review would be a top-down evaluation that also scrutinizes the roles of dispatchers, supervisors and others involved in responding to reports of people behaving erratically.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

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

Square by square, she searches the night skies for adversaries then scrutinizes the ocean, which is roiling with nine straight days of unseasonable April rains.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

US regulators have heavily scrutinized Boeing's designs during certifications following a pair of MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that together claimed 346 lives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

Fans scrutinized the British soul singer Lola Young when they discovered that her relative is the famed children’s book author Julia Donaldson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

It is really scary to have your private life scrutinized in that way, right?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Sophie Biyoya-Ciardulli,” he said, tapping his lips as he scrutinized the paper.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

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

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The insurer backing one of his contracts, Clear Spring Life and Annuity, revealed this summer that federal prosecutors are scrutinizing its investment disclosures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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

I don’t have to see his eyes to know he’s taking my measure, checking the angle of my scim, scrutinizing the fit of my armor.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir


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