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When Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Google-parent Alphabet report their quarterly results on the same afternoon next week, investors will scrutinize the capital expenditures line item.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Watson, the spokesperson for the city recreation department, said this type of hand-off “technically hasn’t been proven yet” but vowed that officials will scrutinize the data.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2024

Jesus’ final week in Jerusalem and the events in which Mary Magdalene is involved are familiar to billions of people around the world, and it’s likely audiences will scrutinize their re-enactment in the series.

From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2023

It will scrutinize two previous investigations by the Royal Military Police into allegations of wrongdoing by U.K. armed forces in Afghanistan, which closed with no prosecutions.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023

If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it.

From Proposed Roads to Freedom by Russell, Bertrand