under a/the microscope
idiom
: in a state of being watched very closely
Celebrities can find it difficult (to be) living under the microscope.
The business has recently been put under the microscope by federal investigators.
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Our friends and family are constantly under the microscope.
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Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
As the federal investigation against Diddy intensifies, previous interviews he’s given—as well as others who have at one point found themselves inside the rapper’s inner circle—are being put under the microscope.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2024
The reporting forced the Air Force to come forward with disclosures of punishment for senior officers and a base security assessment and put Discord’s data retention and privacy policies under a microscope.
—Washpostpr, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Meta has been under the microscope particularly since the former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen leaked a trove of internal documents in 2021, some of which had to do with the experiences of teens on Instagram and Facebook.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
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Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
As the federal investigation against Diddy intensifies, previous interviews he’s given—as well as others who have at one point found themselves inside the rapper’s inner circle—are being put under the microscope.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2024
The reporting forced the Air Force to come forward with disclosures of punishment for senior officers and a base security assessment and put Discord’s data retention and privacy policies under a microscope.
—Washpostpr, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Meta has been under the microscope particularly since the former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen leaked a trove of internal documents in 2021, some of which had to do with the experiences of teens on Instagram and Facebook.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
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