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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
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NOUN
pattern of squares
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For that you need to check table 3.2 in the CBO’s “10-Year Budget Projections” spreadsheet, available here.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Here’s the thing about the Neko Health scan: It’s not an MRI, so it can’t see into your organs or skeleton and check for any issues happening there.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Josh Allen is elite, but the Bills aren’t impervious to problems — check out the Chargers game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sarah-Jayne Williams, director of product partnerships for Google Maps and Waze, said the firm would check the data independently, and would not display prices it believed were not up-to-date.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ever since receiving the first postcard from Mom, I’ve volunteered to check the mail every day.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Police conducted checks on the abandoned car and no explosives were found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“This month our payout checks were half what they normally are,” says Liz Miele, the comedian who organized the coordinated posting effort, “Next month they’re going to be zero.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Emma said people with pouches could be self-conscious and sensitive and may be particularly concerned about being embarrassed during security checks.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I think there’s a scenario where people would actually benefit from having this a couple times a year, if not more,” said Mishra, noting the value of regular checks of body composition and cardiometabolic biomarkers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

She checks that the back door is locked, even though Tūtū never locks the back door.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

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

As far as we know, nobody checked our backgrounds, either.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Hammond later said "I'm getting my old ticker checked out," according to the paper.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Israel’s flagship airline, El Al, said it wouldn’t allow passengers to bring checked or carry-on luggage at the instruction of security officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Cumming and Morrissey often checked in with each other on set.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

My instinct was to point out to Miss Lacey that this didn’t fit the theme of Shanghai Chic, but I checked myself.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Her mom even took out a new credit card simply by inadvertently checking a box when putting through an Amazon order.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The doctors are so lovely, and they're checking me out, and hopefully everything's going to be fine.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The new system will also feature real-time status updates so you don’t have to keep checking your mailbox ahead of an international trip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

In their experiment, Zou and her co-authors asked 329 participants to imagine they were in a grocery store checking out, and the cashier asks if they want to donate to Unicef.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I was just checking to see if you’d left yet,” she said, not looking directly at him.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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