under review

idiom

: being officially examined
The policy is under review.

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Martin did not specify which pardons were under review, but his remarks suggest the Trump administration could challenge or investigate the legality of some of Biden’s final clemency decisions before leaving office in January. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025 The possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use as Air Force One is currently under consideration between Qatar's Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense, but the matter remains under review by the respective legal departments, and no decision has been made. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025 Your thoughts, words, and online voice are under review. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Apr. 2025 The City Council in 2021 awarded a construction contract to HMC Architects, which has completed designs that are under review in the city’s Building Department. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for under review

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“Under review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20review. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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