under observation

phrase

: being watched carefully
The plants seem to have recovered from the disease, but they are still under observation.

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Additional reporting provided Monday by East2West news agency said more than 60 employees remained confined inside the Irkutsk institute and nearly 200 people who had contact with Shipilova had been placed under observation. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Unofficial reports, including by the independent regional news outlet Liudi Baikala, say that nearly 200 people were placed under observation at the hospital in Shelekhov to which the laboratory technician was taken. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 While most were discharged, 28 exhibiting more serious symptoms remained under observation in hospital as of Wednesday morning local time. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026 Their addition brings the total number of people under observation in the United States to 41. — Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for under observation

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“Under observation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20observation. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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