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scrutinize

[skroot-n-ahyz] / ˈskrut nˌaɪz /


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I care about L.A. enough to hold its leaders to a higher accountability, and to scrutinize posers and pretenders who think they can do a better job.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

For Cloudflare, internal audit previously picked a handful of business risk areas to scrutinize each quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Brennan Gilmore, executive director of Clean Virginia, a political advocacy organization formed to counter Dominion Energy, urged state officials to scrutinize the deal.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Bonta previously announced that his office would closely scrutinize the mammoth transaction, which received final approval from Warner Bros.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Certainly it wasn’t my place to scrutinize God’s great plan, but what about the balancing scales of justice?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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