in the crosshairs

idiom

: being aimed at by a gun (such as a rifle) that has an aiming device with crosshairs

—often used figuratively

The senator's voting record was in the crosshairs of his political rivals.

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And yet, despite YouTube’s mounting importance to the Alphabet investment story, the platform has not been in the crosshairs of the Justice Department’s ongoing antitrust battle against Google. —

Paulina Likos, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024 Yet again, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work is sadly caught in the crosshairs of political ideology. —

Julie Kratz, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 Prince Andrew, the British King’s brother who stood back from public life following his disastrous TV interview justifying his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, is in the crosshairs of another scandal concerning his friendship with a man accused of being a Chinese spy. —

Caroline Frost, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2024 Moldova, a former Soviet republic, has long been caught in the crosshairs of Russia's efforts to maintain influence in the post-Soviet space. —

Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the crosshairs

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