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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 initially walked by but returned to check it out on a two-hour layover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

You do not have to pass a security check when you pass back and forth between L.A. and Orange County.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The stock was down 2% from Monday’s close, at last check.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Turner told Spotlight he had undergone such a check for a previous role and believed it was therefore not required.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

So we all ate in silence, not a word being spoken between us—until, that is, Mutti left the kitchen, telling us she was going to check on Marlene out in the barn.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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