check on

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It also provides a useful check on discipline, ensuring that lessons from both successes and missteps are carried forward.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

She said she called staff at La Mirada Heights Provincial Senior Living and asked caregivers to check on her mother, who has dementia.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

"They should've done a background check on him. Why not something so simple?"

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“Please do not take this lightly—stay off the roads, avoid floodwaters, and check on your neighbors,” he said in a social-media post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“So if I were the principal, and I needed to check on the well-being or current location of any of my students, I’d naturally need to log on to my computer,” Nurse Beverly said.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix