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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
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NOUN
pattern of squares
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He suggests saving copies of a lease agreement and any evidence you actually paid the rent, like a receipt or cancelled check.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

On Feb. 5, 2021, relatives called deputies for a welfare check on Garza, whose mental health had begun to deteriorate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

In early August, election workers north of Spokane, Washington, went across the street to the post office to check for late mail-in ballots.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Next week I check into a Rome hotel I booked to cash in on similar credits from the premium American Express Platinum card.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I can’t. I’ll be … I’m waiting to ride in a Cobra. I was going to say that if you were around, you could check it out. It’s so cool.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

But as I recently discussed with Prudential’s head of research, David Blanchett, insurance contracts for monthly checks solve a need that people say they want: guaranteed income in retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

In a recent interview with ProPublica and subsequent emails, he remembered Kao giving the envelope full of checks to Graham’s fundraiser and even agreed that Graham kept the meeting short.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

He also described a stress echocardiogram, which checks whether the heart gets enough blood flow when working hard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

With some formal firefighter training and background checks, volunteers commit to following fire officials’ orders, helping residents evacuate and putting out spot fires, while leaving the ferocious front-line flames to the professionals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The catcher blocks the ball with his chest protector, gobbles it up, and checks Luis down at second.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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

“You need to go have X, Y and Z done. You’re at an age, it’s possible; it’s likely that it’s not, but you need to go get checked.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

It can’t be because he’s not a pocket passer, checked out of plays, or stoic and cryptic.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Teachers scooped up the stragglers and ushered them into the shelter's entrance, while the cleaner scanned the playground, muttering as she checked that no one had been left behind.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Depressed and ashamed, he checked himself into Onsite, a Tennessee mental health retreat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He hadn’t checked anything out of the library and the only person who had gone through his bag was one of the twins.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Once they did, she briefly looked into canceling—even checking her travel insurance for a possible refund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Don’t even let the money hit your checking account.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Key signs can be "checking" behaviours, such as frequently examining your body, taking your temperature, blood pressure or researching symptoms online.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Other times that’s checking the ball down and not forcing one...

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Aunt J is so busy checking social media, she hardly notices.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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