- present participle of scrutinize.
scrutinizing
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But communities are starting to ask for more than job creation potential and total investment when scrutinizing new construction projects.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
On the “All-In” podcast co-hosted by Trump’s former AI czar David Sacks, the tech founder pointed out that listeners were scrutinizing when the hosts reverted to “AI” instead of “SI.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Omani authorities stopped Hammami from flying, placed him in a deradicalization program and gave him a desk job after scrutinizing his online habits and determining that he showed too much interest in radical ideology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But unlike the show it’s scrutinizing, “Primetime” lets its prey walk free.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
When I returned to the library a moment later, Mr Cardinal was wandering around the shelves, scrutinizing spines.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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