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checkered

[chek-erd] / ˈtʃɛk ərd /


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It still features the dazzling double staircase and checkered marble flooring in the grand entryway.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

Musk’s previous combinations of SolarCity with Tesla and X —formerly Twitter—with xAI point to a checkered history of value creation via mergers.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

A series on BritBox blends the police thriller with complex family drama in following a magistrate with a checkered past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Barbieland author Tarpley Hitt tells us all about the checkered past of the world’s most famous doll.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

Beside him, a bottle of red wine and a baguette are spread on a checkered cloth.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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