as in to examine
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
the project's time constraints make it impossible for the programmers to scrutinize every line of code, so some bugs should be expected
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Recent Examples of scrutinize
Separately, the Trump administration has been scrutinized in court for indiscriminately canceling immigration records for thousands of international students, affecting their enrollment at US colleges and universities.
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Polo Sandoval, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
However, both of them will be highly scrutinized moving forward, as will the Ravens’ decision-makers for taking a second-round gamble on Green.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
While lawmakers scrutinize TikTok’s Chinese ownership and explore potential bans, competitors see a window of opportunity.
—Lisa Setyon, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Different kinds of relationships were scrutinized: romantic, platonic, familial.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
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Polo Sandoval, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
However, both of them will be highly scrutinized moving forward, as will the Ravens’ decision-makers for taking a second-round gamble on Green.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
While lawmakers scrutinize TikTok’s Chinese ownership and explore potential bans, competitors see a window of opportunity.
—Lisa Setyon, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Different kinds of relationships were scrutinized: romantic, platonic, familial.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
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The study also examined the likelihood of atypical handedness in clinical populations, or groups of people diagnosed with a specific set of health conditions compared to a control population.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Pluto stationed retrograde on the same day, shaking things up in your immediate environment, forcing you to examine your communication style and perspective, as you could be stuck in old patterns of thinking.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Most players who aren’t reviewing the game should feel comfortable skipping these scenes and getting back to the action as quickly as possible.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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For the study, published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, scientists reviewed more than a dozen previous papers, including data on nearly 6,000 distance runners.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
9 May 2025
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Among the photos in the carousel was a snap of a family outing to Disneyland, posing by the tree at Christmas, and Kourtney at a baby scan before welcoming their son, Rocky Thirteen.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Stuart-Smith’s team would digitally scan the tree before casting it as a full-size bronze sculpture.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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With more than 15,000 employees remaining across various U.S. and foreign offices, the FDA’s core responsibilities are reviewing new drugs, medical products and food ingredients as well as inspecting thousands of factories.—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Workers inspect cars at the end of the production line of the Volvo factory in Ghent on April 25, 2025.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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But of the nearly 20 candidates surveyed in the Data For Progress survey, Smith had the lowest net favorability of all figures tested with a negative 3% rating.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Analysts surveyed by StreetAccount were expecting the company to report domestic same-store sales declines of 1.7% for the first quarter.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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