scrutinize
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Investors should scrutinize both companies’ arrangements, which may still change before their IPOs, and price shares accordingly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Nandy suggested that Britain also should scrutinize the impact of combining two major streaming services, HBO Max, a Warner property, with Paramount+.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
As stock volatility has increased, especially in sectors like semiconductors that have heavy leveraged-fund and options activity, analysts have started to scrutinize the role leverage is playing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Donabedian expects investors to scrutinize the CPI, especially in the wake of energy price spikes related to the Iran war.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Mrs. Abbott turned to look at her daughter and really scrutinize her.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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“Eddington” scrutinizes our national psyche so intensely that it makes folks itchy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
After the exam, an analyst scrutinizes the results and decides whether or not they indicate deception or are inconclusive.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2025
She scrutinizes every element of her tour looking for ways to be more environmentally conscious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Now, she is moving again—this time into the House of Lords, the United Kingdom’s unelected upper legislative chamber that scrutinizes, amends, and approves proposed legislation.
From Science Magazine ● May 10, 2024
He scrutinizes me, shoots an oyster of dark brown tobacco juice out the side of his mouth, and goes back inside.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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The harsh line Bass is taking against Lineage, however, comes after disclosures that one of her former top advisors, Yusef Robb, had taken on a role doing crisis communications for highly scrutinized company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
In a weekly assessment of markets published Friday, Hartnett scrutinized what is being taken for granted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
From the beginning, the victims were scrutinized on the chance they might provide a motive.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“The electricity for any other industry in the U.S. isn’t scrutinized as much,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
He picked up the two matches and scrutinized them carefully.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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The New York City Council is scrutinizing prediction-market marketing as it eyes new regulations for the booming business, Kevin T. Dugan and Katherine Long write for the Journal this morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The food-safety scare has arrived as chains throw more discounts at consumers who are scrutinizing their budgets more carefully due to higher costs of living.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Investors are now scrutinizing enterprise AI adoption and its impact on profits beyond hyperscalers and chip sectors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
But it’s clear, at least, that the administration is scrutinizing current elections closely.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Scrimgeour scratched his badly shaven cheek, scrutinizing Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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