in check
Example Sentences
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Economists think it is unlikely to do so, as economic growth remains weak and price-growth in check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Olsen: Do you find, especially in the way that your personal and professional lives are intertwined, is it good that you have each other to keep yourselves in check?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Higher yields have kept spreads broadly in check this year, despite significant uncertainty around the risks of “circular financing” in the AI race and whether the data-center boom will pay off.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
At that moment, the moderate flank seemed to be keeping people like Piker in check.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Without the peregrine falcons to keep them in check, they were so numerous that the courthouse windows and ledges were white with birdlime.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
