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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: crosshairs

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Usage examples:

A bipartisan effort among states to combat voter fraud has found itself in the crosshairs of conspiracy theories.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2023/0307/More-GOP-states-cite-lost-confidence-in-voter-registration-program?icid=rss

Adnan also found himself in the crosshairs of President Mahmud Abbas' Palestinian Authority.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/05/khader-adnan-palestinian-hunger-striker-dead-45

Africa’s energy crisis is a Cape-to-Cairo devastation, with countries caught in the crosshairs of electricity shortages that have slowed economic growth and now threaten political careers.

Source: https://mg.co.za/africa/2023-01-20-africas-energy-crisis-leaves-continent-in-the-dark/

A handful of West Coast lenders have been in the crosshairs this week, with plunging share prices and talk of “strategic options” which usually means “looking for a white knight to buy us.”

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4600787-what-next-for-the-economy?source=feed_all_articles

“Although many religious sects share these worldviews, the FBI placed the Catholic Church in the crosshairs in order to prop up a false political narrative about a rising threat of domestic terrorism.”

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/02/08/whistleblower-docs-fbi-cites-southern-poverty-law-center-in-report-on-radical-traditionalist-catholic-ideology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whistleblower-docs-fbi-cites-southern-poverty-law-center-in-r

Another is that those in the middle class might find themselves in the crosshairs of the expanded IRS, even though they’re making far less than Biden’s totally arbitrary $400,000 threshold.

Source: https://patriotpost.us/articles/93952-gop-seeks-to-rein-in-irs-2023-01-06

As forests continue to burn across parts of the province and reinforcements start to trickle in, Quebec Premier François Legault says the situation has stabilized for communities caught in the crosshairs of the wildfires in western and northern Quebec.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-fires-thursday-update-1.6869404?cmp=rss

But put a reporter on the story and by last October the magazine published a story which vaguely suggested Meek might be in the FBI’s crosshairs for some story he was working on.

Source: https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/03/21/rolling-stone-kept-facts-from-readers-about-why-an-abc-journalist-was-raided-by-the-fbi-n538347

Fascism is rearing its head, and fresh crosshairs are being painted on nations seeking to embark on the path of sovereign development.

Source: https://monthlyreview.org/2023/01/01/nato-and-the-long-war-on-the-third-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nato-and-the-long-war-on-the-third-world

For years, Bolinget and other Cordillera activists have found themselves in the crosshairs of the Philippine counterinsurgency campaign.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/21/us-philippines-military-relationship-ally-human-rights-china/

Homes security devices, digital doorbells, and cameras should also be in your crosshairs.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2023/07/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-amazon-prime-day-2023---what-to-look-for-and-what-to-avoid/

If it fails, then I know the gap is in the crosshairs.

Source: https://investmacro.com/2023/11/mournful-bears/

In contrast, new companies, especially those in the deeptech sector (quantum computing, AI, robotics as examples) are in the crosshairs of geopolitics because their innovations are prized and strategic.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeosullivan/2023/10/28/are-companies-under-estimating-geopolitical-risk/

In the Ozark Mountains hamlet of Tontitown, Arkansas, an alleged act of familial bonding took a bizarre turn when Jeremy Sherland found himself in the crosshairs of local law enforcement,…

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/04/24/mike-pence-declares-stripping-women-of-their-rights-the-calling-of-our-time.html

J.), who has not been charged, stands apart from his colleagues for the frequency with which he’s been in authorities’ crosshairs.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/13/bob-menendez-democrats-feds-investigation-00110953

Leon Guerrero urged residents in a YouTube message to remain calm and ordered the National Guard to help those in low-lying areas evacuate, saying, “We are at the crosshairs of Typhoon Mawar.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/24/rain-winds-lash-guam-as-typhoon-mawar-closes-in-and-residents-shelter/

“She stayed with us out on Long Island … We were spending the time with Marla because she didn’t have a gig and to keep her out of the crosshairs of reporters and people who were harassing her.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/05/07/hunter-bidens-ex-business-partner-devon-archer-urged-to-spill-dirt/

The $3.8 billion merger between JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU.O) and Spirit Airlines Inc (SAVE.N) is in the crosshairs of the U.S. Justice Department, making it the latest major deal to attract tough regulatory scrutiny.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/fdf06e358aa9fedb?ref=ff

The educational, athletic, and professional gains of women and girls over the course of five decades are in the crosshairs as the federal Department of Education’s rulemaking process seeks to make the very changes that Lagoa decried.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/01/03/federal-appeals-court-upholds-floridas-transgender-bathroom-ban-now-what/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-appeals-court-upholds-floridas-transgender-bathroom-ban-now-what

The former president also had the "Green New Deal" in his crosshairs in a post on Truth Social.

Source: https://www.benzinga.com/government/23/05/32382236/trump-wants-republicans-to-get-everything-in-debt-ceiling-talks-says-gop-will-have-no-choice-but-to