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To stare at something so hard it confesses.
means To examine something closely and critically, hunting for flaws, truth, or hidden detail.
from From Latin scrutari, to search, which literally meant rummaging through rags — ragpickers picking trash for value gave us our word for forensic inspection.
Roman trashScruta meant broken junk and rags.
Voting cousinScrutiny once meant a secret ballot count.
Eye verbImplies suspicion, not just casual looking.