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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
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NOUN
pattern of squares
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"We're going to check it out very closely," the president added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Downer’s ex-husband requested a welfare check on Dec. 18, 2025 when he hadn’t heard from her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

For example, Ray said, before contributing to a grandchild’s 529, check to see whether other family members or relatives are taking care of that.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

In previously studied retrons, a toxic protein is already present inside an uninfected cell, but its harmful effects are held in check by short pieces of single-stranded DNA.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Afterward Daddy would go and check if Mama would have some soup, or maybe some crackers.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Questions also would start piling up around the checks already written for the AI build-out.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

There, they were treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital for checks, but they did not need to be admitted.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

At about 0030 GMT Friday, Binance said all deposits and withdrawals had been "temporarily suspended while our team conducts security checks, freezes funds, and works with law enforcement."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

After repairs and safety checks, testing has resumed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Dad checks Semaj’s car seat through the window, gets back in the car, and drives off.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

Eli is making a party mix that contains pretzels and 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

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

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

Their signed ballot paper is checked against the verified register by election workers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Workers will be asked to declare if they are under the weight limit and this will be checked at the heliport.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Staff said they were barely flooded with water, but were inundated with calls; customers and generations of fans checked in to see whether the market was OK.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The process of peer review - in which research papers are checked by other scientists before they are published - is also being compromised.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

“She was amazing. I don’t know how she knew what she knew. Maybe she overheard us earlier? She checked on me and introduced me to this guy named Levi. He’s a documentary filmmaker.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The readers, which are typically mounted on patrol vehicles or light poles, work by continuously scanning license plates and checking them against vast databases of cars wanted in connection with crimes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, customers are discovering they are victims while checking out, creating awkward and sometimes difficult situations at stores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Addressing the Lamine Yamal situation, which received an audible reaction from the audience in attendance, Henry said he wasn't "checking his ego" and emphasised his admiration of the young Spaniard.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Normally, she’d spend ages comparing listings, reading reviews and checking maps.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 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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