scrutiny

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Woods' attorney Douglas Duncan said doctors have recommended an "intensive, highly individualised and medically integrated programme" for the golfer, away from the media and public scrutiny.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The justices sent the case back to the lower courts with instructions to apply more rigorous scrutiny to the law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

This kind of “viewpoint discrimination,” Gorsuch concluded, is “presumptively unconstitutional,” and must survive strict scrutiny, meaning it is “narrowly tailored to serve compelling state interests.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

As the market has made clear in the first quarter, betting on Meta isn’t without risks: “Regulatory scrutiny persists, the trajectory of AI spending is unsustainable, and the macro remains treacherous,” White wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The scrutiny was like being bitten: it made Christopher feel something had got into his skin.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell