Collocations for "scrutiny"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "scrutiny" in context.
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scrutiny
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- under the [government's, public's, regulator's, interviewer's, panel's] scrutiny
- under the (close) scrutiny of the [government]
- under (close) scrutiny by the [government]
- [decided, confirmed, rejected, approved] following close scrutiny
- [examine, review, inspect] under formal scrutiny
- their [actions, movements, dealings] are under (close) scrutiny
- the [election, testing, ballot, experiment] results are under scrutiny
- the results are subject to [final, further, panel] scrutiny
- [ought to, should] be examined under closer scrutiny
- placed under [severe, thorough] scrutiny
- felt the scrutiny was [invasive, harsh, unfair]
- close scrutiny by [Congress, Parliament, others, third parties, experts]
- a sidelong scrutiny in [his eyes, her expression]
- sits on the scrutiny [panel, committee]
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