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The European Commission has been scrutinizing Temu and Shein for their marketing tactics and selling products that don’t meet EU health and safety standards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

The FTC has been scrutinizing the bundling practices of the company's Prime subscription service, the Journal also reported.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2023

Stephanie Bridgett, whose office has been scrutinizing PG&E’s role in the devastating blaze, said Thursday her office has not decided the “nature or the grade” of whatever charges may be brought against the beleaguered utility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2021

The attorney general’s office is conducting the probe, confirmed late Tuesday, in tandem with the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which has been scrutinizing Trump and his company, the Trump Organization, for about two years.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2021

John Pfaff, a law professor at Fordham University who has been scrutinizing crime statistics, said that crime in the city had reached historically low levels, making the current rise seem large in percentage terms.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2020