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Rolling up and down the street on a new bike every day, checking in on every neighbor that would give him the time of day.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

“We are checking that. They sent us a draft. We didn’t agree to it. It’s not our draft. We sent our comments.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Avoid lifestyle creep, where seeing more money in the checking account is tied to the feeling of more freedom to spend.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

"I've been checking in on everybody making sure the fire wasn't near their homes, but it was near my daughter's," she said.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

He might have visited them already, in fact, but I won’t have a way of checking in with him before my evening shift begins.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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