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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
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NOUN
pattern of squares
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Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated "in the coming days" after a nodule was found on his lung during a medical check up.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

"The idea that for the most dangerous technology humans ever invented, that that's the final word, that just the companies themselves are the only check that society has...it's clear we're not doing enough," Gates said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The Riyadh airport told passengers to check their flight status with their airlines but didn’t explain why.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Deputies are supposed to walk the corridors of county jails every half-hour to check on the welfare of the incarcerated men, and yet a report released in mid-August by L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

But many days passed without anyone coming to check on them.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

TK Drayton, who’s been in Cleveland’s program for four years, said of Guzman, “He loves us outside of sports. He checks on you. You want to go the extra mile for him.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

He was later hired by UAE-based Flydubai after undergoing standard security checks that did not examine his background for potential signs of radicalisation, according to the officials.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

There are also concerns it could be too easy to circumvent checks in the fledgling initiatives, and pass off AI-produced books as human-written.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

In response, Cornell required Greek-life chapters to hire independent event monitors and submit to random security spot checks, among other changes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Momma puts the chops on the cutting board so they can rest, and checks the rice.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

For each cup of pretzels, he uses three cups of 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

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

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

These methods help guide placement near the intended nerve and allow the device's position to be checked afterward.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Khalwinder Singh Bhengura, 69, a grandfather from India who struggles with English, said he didn’t understand he was registering to vote when he checked a box on his Texas driver’s license application two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

According to Tulsa World, Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain told the crowd to hang tight while the medical team checked on the drummer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

While on the train, staff checked which station she would be getting off at numerous times during the incident in December 2025, she added.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“All we have is a hunch, a hunch that would have taken entirely too long to explain. Besides, last I checked, nobody listened to criminals and their hunches.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

"During the initial search, we had examined the walls, checking for hollow spaces," said Sainte.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

There are also psychological and behavioral reasons why incessant checking of your portfolio occurs — and why it can be counterproductive.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

It showed a snapshot of his checking and savings account balances and other details, courtesy of his agent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"It's the worst possible scenario. We can't sleep, we know he's safe, pray to God he's safe, but we keep checking in on him."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Sam lifted the worm and dangled it in the air, checking.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry




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