in check
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Her government became Italy's longest-serving last month, also earning plaudits for keeping the country's public finances in check.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
He was discharged with a complex postsurgery medication regimen to keep his immune system in check and prevent infection, one that had to be followed perfectly.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Analysts have praised Microsoft for being the “adult in the room” by keeping its artificial-intelligence spending in check.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
On some nights so many people show up that Lidl employs a team of bouncers to keep the thirsty clientele in check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Populations are kept in check by something the ecologists call the resistance of the environment, and this has been so since the first life was created.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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