double-check
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National Lottery players are being asked to double-check their tickets as one worth £12m has yet to be claimed.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The first time he put the camera behind a row of fans, I had to look over the edge of my 3D glasses to double-check that those waving arms weren’t really in my theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
It means bad AI output compounded by lazy humans who can’t be troubled to double-check.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Brockman asked Dario to double-check a fact on one of his slides for an important meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
“I just want to double-check a few things before I go back to Scotland. I think they’ll be amazed when they hear what I have to tell them.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Then he double-checks my claim, asking: “The court hadn’t said it in Students for Fair Admissions?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Even though she has filters set up, Tabacnic always double-checks to make sure her matches are actually where the dating app says they are.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
For example, one arm of the AI generates the response, and another instantly double-checks it to make sure it’s safe before letting it through to the user.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
That’s why a music conductor I know always double-checks with himself just before he hears “maestro to the pit” and must head to the podium to conduct an opera.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021
Then she double-checks the record on the spindle.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
If I hadn’t double-checked the tickets, we would have missed the 9:33 a.m. departure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
After hearing its predictions for the Sweet 16 round I double-checked the data.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
The film’s access coordinator Chantelle Nassari also equipped Bode with a fully accessible trailer, double-checked the day’s pathways and ensured the actor had what she needed to be able to perform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
Mr Spokes said he felt like he had "double-checked" everything before transferring the money, but all the information he had been provided "was part of the scam".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
She double-checked her timetable; the brass tablet in her palm flickered, reminding her to go to the top floor of the Vision Tower to meet her class at 8:30 sharp.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
They recommend double-checking ingredients or working with a doctor or healthcare professional to choose the prenatal supplement.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
The state appears to have presented a figure without fully explaining its methodology or double-checking the information, said Becker, who is a former senior trial attorney in the voting section of the U.S.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
Twinning is a way of double-checking gold is present by drilling next to the place it has been found and taking rock samples.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
I am double-checking, but I know as soon as I sit down at a table I’m going to take them off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Speaking of figures, Brian Cochran began double-checking the sales totals.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
