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Annie told the deputies she had gone to check on her mother after a friend called to say that Nancy hadn’t arrived for her Sunday visit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

It further advised residents never to leave pets or children unattended in vehicles, and to check in on loved ones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

The messages urged citizens to check flight details and to follow safety advice from local authorities.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

The scientific divers who found the sample were mapping and analysing seaweeds to check on the health of Cornish maerl beds, a project organised by Natural England.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Grandpa climbed into the buckboard, gathered up the check lines, and said, “We’d better be on our way. We have wasted a good hour as it is.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Ruby says North Dakota exceeds the national standard on some benefits, such as supplementing Social Security checks for workers whose injuries prevent them from contributing payroll taxes to that system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Travellers from Spain to Italy face random document checks by police for a few weeks.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Morales also noted that the mayor’s response to the fire included opening mobile health clinics throughout Boyle Heights, providing respiratory health screenings and oxygen level checks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Nias, accompanied by a friend, passed through the Moroccan gendarmerie checks on the road to the town of just 70,000 inhabitants without difficulty "in a commercial truck".

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

They had trust funds, allowances, dividend checks, doting grandmas, well-connected uncles, loving families.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

For each cup of pretzels, he uses three cups of chex.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

The fire department responded and checked our blood pressure and pulse, but both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

Only once they checked and began to run back did he stretch his own legs and acknowledge the crowd.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

When she finally arrived at the airport and checked in for her flight, she burst into tears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“It’s a great house. ... It checked all the boxes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The letter waited, all the next day, till Nim checked her e-mail again.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

In his telling, the republic’s institutions were incapable of managing its many distant provinces or checking the dangerous ambitions of its own military leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It involved checking Rowan's mobile number for any interactions with police phones in a hunt for his sources.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

It’s a great way to invest automatically, as the money comes out of your paycheck before it even hits your checking account — i.e. it is forced retirement savings.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

“I did not sleep. I had to keep checking that my children were breathing,” Silva said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

With Dad still pacing and talking on the phone, I scroll through the websites, checking out watersport activities, all-inclusive beverage options, and private villas.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller