keep in check
Example Sentences
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The U.S. needs China to supply both cheap consumer goods and recycle its trade surplus into the Treasury market, which helps keep in check everything from government borrowing to mortgage costs.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
Ju, the study's first author, says detection tools are often less scrutinized than the artificial intelligence tools they keep in check, but that doesn't mean they don't need to be held accountable, too.
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024
The strategy seeks to keep in check China’s increasingly assertive territorial ambitions, but it’s also a sensitive issue for many countries in Asia that were victims of Japanese wartime aggression.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2023
The appointment is also seen as an attempt to keep in check the increasingly vocal Yevgeny Prigozin, whose Wagner group mercenaries have publicly criticized General Gerasimov.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023
The Volpe I have now come to know can be self-regarding, though it is a trait he tries his best to keep in check.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
