under examination

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It added that the incident was under examination.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

"But strangely, on the islands we studied off the coast of China, we found opposite patterns with the communities of birds under examination -- there were more bird species in agriculture than in forested areas."

From Science Daily • May 13, 2024

U.S. defense officials have said the Pentagon's recent push to investigate such sightings has led to hundreds of new reports that are under examination, though most remain categorized as unexplained.

From Reuters • May 31, 2023

Sobriety, the inequities of banking practices, the “talk” Black parents have with their children about the police and, of course, capitalism — all these topics and more come under examination here.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

I should hardly know how to hold an argument with a man that should assert this —and yet this sentiment is implied in the objection now under examination.

From Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. by Fisk, Wilbur