under a/the microscope
idiom
: in a state of being watched very closely
Celebrities can find it difficult (to be) living under the microscope.
The business has recently been put under the microscope by federal investigators.
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Apple has been under the microscope amid the ongoing tariff discussions.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Inspecting the liquid under a microscope, Pasteur discovered dark rods — bacteria rather than yeast — in the sour vats.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Omare pointed out that recently hip-hop in the U.S. has been under a microscope.
—Laura Zornosa, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
At the University of Córdoba in Spain, not long ago, biologists snapping images of the cyanobacteria under a microscope saw a cell that had grown a long, thin tube and grabbed hold of its neighbor.
—Veronique Greenwood, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Inspecting the liquid under a microscope, Pasteur discovered dark rods — bacteria rather than yeast — in the sour vats.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Omare pointed out that recently hip-hop in the U.S. has been under a microscope.
—Laura Zornosa, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
At the University of Córdoba in Spain, not long ago, biologists snapping images of the cyanobacteria under a microscope saw a cell that had grown a long, thin tube and grabbed hold of its neighbor.
—Veronique Greenwood, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Under a/the microscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20a%2Fthe%20microscope. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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