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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
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NOUN
pattern of squares
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Anyone too lazy to check the parts of these transcripts that they use in a story is asking for trouble.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

French authorities suspended the European Union's new digital border check system at Britain's Port of Dover on Saturday, as traffic piled up at the UK ferry terminal at the start of the long weekend.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

When Alary didn’t respond to messages for a few days in April 2025, Macgregor and another friend requested a police wellness check.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

He received his high school diploma but pushed his children to pursue higher degrees, and he would call his mother nightly to check up on her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

By tonight or surely by the next morning, when I didn't check in at Koyuk, a search party would be sent out to look for us.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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