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Example Sentences
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At the same time, however, it is not yet too late to keep the economic consequences in check, they say.
The company’s expansion beyond airport-security checks is fueling some of the optimism.
Sheriff Fraser concluded the system for checking food was being served to the correct person was not satisfactory.
From BBC
"In the hallways there used to be a lot of checking the phone; now it's more relaxed, a calmer atmosphere, not too worried about anything else going on."
From BBC
Michael was in hospital for four days and when the family returned to the UK, they took their son to get checked over by a GP who requested a stool sample.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.