hawk-eyed

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Holmes's real-life model was Doyle's professor, hawk-eyed diagnostician Joseph Bell; writers from Émile Gaboriau to Edgar Allen Poe offered fictional prototypes.

From Nature • Jan. 24, 2017

Each campaign now watches hawk-eyed for the kind of small mistakes seen in Colorado.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2016

Their mother skipped out on the family some time before their dad’s death, so Anna has served as the hawk-eyed de facto parent for Lilly, who is several years younger.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2016

Thanks to all the hawk-eyed readers who pointed this out. 

From Economist • Sep. 23, 2012

Rahel watched hawk-eyed to try and gauge how much Ammu loved Sophie Mol, but couldn’t.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy