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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
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NOUN
pattern of squares
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The company quickly raised prices and kept marketing spending in check.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Friends in Cleveland persuaded them to check out the Hudson area, where they fell in love with the green countryside and the small-town life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

French authorities suspended the European Union's new digital border check system at Britain's Port of Dover on Saturday, as traffic piled up at the UK ferry terminal at the start of the long weekend.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

In a court declaration, Marco Vazquez acknowledged that he refused to let the officers, who were there to check on his son, into his home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

That done, I put a big check next to the point next to belowdecks.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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