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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

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

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

"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

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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