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It’s an even better reason to check whether you are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
A big part of Underwood's job is to manage those agents, check their outputs and feed those to the team members who are dealing directly with clients and the media.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Police received a call to perform a welfare check at the apartment in the 100 block of Los Aguajes Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Talk to your neurologist or neurosurgeon about whether driving is safe, and check your insurer’s disclosure requirements.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
He’d heard Mr. Garner talking about the check he’d get for Danny.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Luxus purchases bags that are already authenticated, with additional checks performed by a separate consultant and the firm’s resale partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
You work when you can, you have a tenant/flatmate, and you keep your costs low and strive to cover your necessities with your Social Security checks.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
"These operations will resume shortly, under optimal security conditions, once the final checks and security measures have been completed."
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
U.S. stock indexes surged on hope that legislative gridlock, an AI slowdown and checks on presidential power will mark the start of a new era for the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Joan had been collecting Regina’s checks and then banking them for her so that she’d have a small nest egg when she returned to the United States.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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
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
These values can be checked repeatedly without changing the information.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Jimenez left the scene, checked in at a hospital and subsequently was arrested, the footnote said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Their signed ballot paper is checked against the verified register by election workers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Amanda Presswood was in her upstairs bedroom last month when she checked her Ring doorbell camera to see if it was raining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
As each long featureless day crawled to a close, I checked off another square.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Amelia Lerutte starts every workday by checking in with the AI agent that handles her old job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
So you still show up for work, but no more helping out with additional tasks or checking emails outside work hours, instead focusing on work-life balance and "acting your wage".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
So she started photographing shelf tags and checking them against her receipts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
For people who need to open a new credit card rather than transfer a balance, Schulz recommends checking out federal credit unions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
I take my time inside, checking a couple things on my phone and refilling my water bottle.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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