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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
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NOUN
pattern of squares
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Half of her retirement check goes to her rent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

United, which won’t have Starlink on all planes until the end of 2027, thinks it found the perfect solution to keep expectations in check.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Mike DiGiovanna, the longtime Times baseball writer, called Newhan “a security blanket” for colleagues needing a fact check, a phone number or an introduction to someone famous.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

That reality check hit when he faced roadblocks trying to buy his first home.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Hey, I have a book-related scroll where I talk about all my favorites, post photos, give recommendations. You should check it out. Follow if you like it.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

But due to the stricter eligibility checks, her application took more than two months to process.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The New York University researchers say that technical fixes offered by the companies selling these systems aren't enough unless someone independently checks how the data was produced in the first place.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

“The club checks so many boxes for our family,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But as I recently discussed with Prudential’s head of research, David Blanchett, insurance contracts for monthly checks solve a need that people say they want: guaranteed income in retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

“I need you to make me your attorney of record before Mr. Stubbs gets to the seventh floor and checks for himself.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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

Eli is making a party mix that contains pretzels and chex.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

But by the time I opened the app to make my case, my shopper had already checked out.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

With three minutes and 52 seconds left in the first quarter, Sexton checked into the game, and his first play was a steal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Thursday was stressful for people who checked their portfolios—especially if they owned hard-hit Meta or data-center stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Teachers scooped up the stragglers and ushered them into the shelter's entrance, while the cleaner scanned the playground, muttering as she checked that no one had been left behind.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

“All we have is a hunch, a hunch that would have taken entirely too long to explain. Besides, last I checked, nobody listened to criminals and their hunches.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Here’s a simple rule: Every time you get a raise, allocate half of it to savings automatically before it ever reaches your checking account.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Romano says anyone can audition to be a scare actor and recommends checking the Thirteenth Floor website for more information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, Denson told me, nearly everyone had converted all their money to cash, fearful that they could get locked up or deported at any moment, and lose access to checking accounts.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

"They're checking over vehicles, checking over equipment and they're ready to assist their partner agencies and emergency services as and when the call comes."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“I just don’t see Mom checking into a hotel. Isn’t that super obvious? Wouldn’t the FBI check every hotel?”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller


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