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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
Synonyms


NOUN
pattern of squares
Synonyms




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Given that she has just lost her job and her income has dropped substantially, tell her to check both BadgerCare Plus and ACA Marketplace plans before committing to COBRA.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

“I ended up taking Baby Bash’s kids around during sound check and we rode Shipwreck Rapids three times in a row and were soaking wet, having a blast.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Economists think it is unlikely to do so, as economic growth remains weak and price-growth in check.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The court adjourned until August 27 to check whether the tests "correspond to Diego Armando Maradona or someone else," presiding judge Alberto Gaig said.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 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

Some wanted the city to take it a step further, enhancing residency requirements for council members and running background checks on candidates, a move that the city attorney said would probably be illegal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

In a separate order, the top court on Tuesday ordered tighter welfare safeguards for India's more than 2,600 captive elephants, including ensuring medical records for each animal and regular health checks.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

The company is now “temporarily focusing our menu on what we’re confident we can deliver, adding quality checks before boxes ship, and making progress with our partners to fix what’s broken,” said a Wonder spokesman.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Harbourd said the situation could affect his "livelihood going forward" because it could impact the Disclosure and Barring Service checks required for his work contracts.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Turing checks the connections on the bombe as he talks.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

For each cup of pretzels, he uses three cups of chex.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

Eli is making a party mix that contains pretzels and 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

The sample is checked for tiny amounts of blood that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

"Only his eye was checked, nothing else," she added.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

The idea is to let firefighters reach areas that hadn’t been checked by bomb-disposal teams so they can cut firebreaks and douse strategic patches of land to protect key areas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

One decision tugged at another, and by the time I checked out, dinner had become rigatoni with chicken, spinach and sun-dried tomato sauce.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

I checked my mobile phone to confirm it.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Jumping around in time, “Franz” frequently recasts straightforwardly staged scenes from his life into twisted, surreal parables while occasionally checking in on contemporary Prague and its Kafka tributes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

As packages are unveiled and sold, available inventory on the website fluctuates — which means fans can spend a lot of time checking and rechecking.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

However, as co-trustee of her trust, my name is on her checking and savings accounts, as well as her brokerage account, all of which the trust owns.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Conservation teams and experts were checking Granada's Alhambra palace, a UNESCO-listed jewel of medieval Islamic architecture and the seat of Spain's last Muslim kingdom, the site wrote on X.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

I glance over my shoulder, checking to make sure Mom is still in the hallway with Babs.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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