check
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They have dedicated flight check in, security screening and customs and immigration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
On the other side, recruiters and talent-acquisition professionals say they need to go to new lengths to check whether candidates are as well qualified as they claim — or if they even exist.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The AI also reminds users to check the information it provides, just one of several measures designed to keep them actively and critically engaged with its responses.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
“It’s a test of the Senate’s willingness to probe the department’s operations and to actually serve as a check on the department and the administration more broadly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Definitely a sign you should say something, check in.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
So for him, as you suggest, it was a win-win for the insurance program, even if it was a loss of Social Security checks for him personally.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The measures also include checks on the use of artificial intelligence chatbots that would require those under 18 to take regular breaks while using the platforms.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
On Tuesday, the government - citing findings from research it commissioned, external - said there was little to show VPNs were being used by many children to get around age checks.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Thousands of workers crossing daily between Spain and Gibraltar will enter a new era of easier travel on Wednesday, as border checks that have long been a source of tension are lifted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
She clicks on her turn signal and checks all her lanes—she’s a really careful driver.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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
In the past, long queues formed at the border as documents were checked, particularly during periods of strained relations between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar's sovereignty.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
In my case, if I had the $99-a-year American Airlines card that gave me free checked baggage, it would have only taken me one round-trip flight a year to basically break even on the card.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
By the time the scores are in, references are checked, decisions are reviewed and offers are extended, there is almost nobody left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
On Tuesday night, he checked if we were still on, and I said yes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
I checked my mobile phone to confirm it.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
The real value is checking your plan every year and watching which way your probability of success is moving.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Michael Farris, a father in Charlotte, N.C., spent the last week of June searching for an official U.S. jersey for his son’s birthday, checking Nike’s website, Academy Sports and two Dick’s Sporting Goods locations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The food may be great, but you barely saw your guests because you were stuck tending the grill, checking the oven or assembling plates.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Uniformed police officers have been going door-to-door, checking on people as well as asking for information that may help.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Still, he couldn’t stop checking his phone, dreading the moment she’d notice.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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