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Small businesses will be able to tabulate their taxes and check their eligibility for government-support programs, and parents will receive suggested educational content for their children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

US district judge Rita Lin said in the ruling that citing national security "is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

I don’t want to check, but I’m sure everyone’s favorite betting apps will offer odds on this event, though even Polymarket and Kalshi may know better than to piss off the president.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

According to the California Business and Professions Code, Section 7159, a residential home-improvement contract must state whether subcontractors will be used, and the client must check a “yes/no” box.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

With a quick glance around to check no one was listening, she whispered, ‘Remember, it’s normal. It’s just an afternoon in the park. Okay?’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Although some under-16 accounts were initially deleted, Teachman said, children figured out ways to bypass age-verification checks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Nvidia is writing large checks to its suppliers even as it amps up financial backstops for less-creditworthy customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"There are no checks and balances to make sure what happened at Spectrum doesn't happen again."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The territories have a special arrangement within the free-travel Schengen zone, meaning people cannot travel onwards to mainland Spain without border checks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Zoey stops swinging her legs and checks the time on her phone.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

For each cup of pretzels, he uses three cups of chex.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

Eli is making a party mix that contains pretzels and chex.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

How many cups of pretzels and how many cups of chex does he need to make 12 cups of party mix?

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

Central bankers and investors will be looking for more clues about the direction of interest rates, so we checked in with Greg Ip, The Wall Street Journal’s chief economics commentator, for his take.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

I checked in and bellied up to the hotel bar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

If “yes” is checked, the contract states that a list of subcontractors — including their names, contact information, license numbers and classifications — must be provided to the homeowner upon request.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

By the time she returned to Japan in 1973, however, Kusama was burned out, and checked herself into a psychiatric ward where she lived for the rest of her life.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

If Pili was the last person to have checked it out, then maybe, just maybe, there was some information that could lead Danny to her.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Jeers to airlines who browbeat passengers into checking their carry-on bags at the gate, with agents threatening a possible delayed departure if enough travelers don’t give up their bags.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Employers want engineers who can use AI to move faster while also checking what it produces, Annavaram said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

When AI can produce error-free work, “it will be able to function on its own without a human checking in on it, and companies will have every economic incentive to let it,” Gates wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

If a panel meets these requirements, it will appear as compliant on the Energy Networks Association's public register, external, so it is definitely worth checking before buying.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

A few moments later Baba comes up the driveway, after checking our mailbox.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan