with a critical eye
idiom
: in a manner using or involving careful judgment about the good and bad parts
We need to look at these proposed changes with a critical eye before we accept them.
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The biggest player may be Israel, which has long viewed Syria with a critical eye because of Assad’s close ties to its nemesis Iran, the primary sponsor of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which is fighting against Israeli troops in Gaza.
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Avoiding The Pitfalls To avoid these pitfalls, leaders must approach frameworks with a critical eye.
—Ula Ojiaku, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Between the lines: Staffers said the Spokesman-Recorder's job is to elevate stories that mainstream outlets miss with a critical eye and without cheerleading.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 10 Aug. 2024
Five years later University of Cambridge professor Kate Spence pitched a similar hypothesis—and it, too, was met with a critical eye.
—Rebecca James, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2017
Noah Wyle shares that his mom used to watch his acting abilities ER with a critical eye.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
Kelly Clarkson looks back on her early songs with a critical eye.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
Regularly revisiting and reassessing remote work policies with a critical eye and being open to adapting strategies in response to empirical evidence can mitigate the effects of status quo and confirmation biases.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2023
The importance of data Dr. Shah, at York University, points to data as crucial in this fight – if it’s viewed with a critical eye.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2021
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Avoiding The Pitfalls To avoid these pitfalls, leaders must approach frameworks with a critical eye.
—Ula Ojiaku, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Between the lines: Staffers said the Spokesman-Recorder's job is to elevate stories that mainstream outlets miss with a critical eye and without cheerleading.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 10 Aug. 2024
Five years later University of Cambridge professor Kate Spence pitched a similar hypothesis—and it, too, was met with a critical eye.
—Rebecca James, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2017
Noah Wyle shares that his mom used to watch his acting abilities ER with a critical eye.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
Kelly Clarkson looks back on her early songs with a critical eye.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
Regularly revisiting and reassessing remote work policies with a critical eye and being open to adapting strategies in response to empirical evidence can mitigate the effects of status quo and confirmation biases.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2023
The importance of data Dr. Shah, at York University, points to data as crucial in this fight – if it’s viewed with a critical eye.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2021
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“With a critical eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20a%20critical%20eye. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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