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She picked up her personal phone to check on her family and grabbed a bag for back-to-school supplies she had ordered from Amazon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
However, energy subsidies which keep electricity prices in check will now be restricted to families "in need".
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The same generally applies to state government offices, but check with your local offices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
When asked if he could to commit to a roll-out by the end of the year, Gray said he "would check".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Next to Charley Dannenberg he puts a check mark.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Booking.com's spokesperson added "a range of checks and verification measures" help secure the site, and technologies such as AI "help us detect and remove the majority of fraudulent listings within 24 hours".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
I practically high-five the Clear representative who checks my boarding pass every time I breeze through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
This warning, one of several recent reality checks on AI, comes from a venture capitalist, investor and research fellow at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
When AFP visited Shenqu in July, rows upon rows of finished guitars sat neatly on racks, awaiting final tuning checks before shipment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
“He checks the moon and the tides the way other men check the financial pages. But to each his own, I suppose.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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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
Eli is making a party mix that contains pretzels and chex.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
Over the past few years, Southwest ditched hallmark features like open seating and started charging for checked bags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The trial had not tarnished his marketability, nor, seemingly, had it checked his behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The envelopes would have to meet new design standards, including unique barcodes that have to be checked by the Postal Service.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
That could mean that one problematic ballot in a mailing of 10,000 prevents the other 9,999 from being sent until the discrepancy is resolved and the batch checked again.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
They checked in, one after the other, for three days.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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Vizcarra said the county medical examiner’s office has reached out to neighboring agencies to see if they have any matching descriptions, and canvass teams are working the areas along the channel and checking security cameras.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Doherty viewed the details of the incident several times before also checking who was in custody at Ripley custody suite.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
If I put my checking and savings accounts into the trust, would those funds be available to pay these expenses so the trustee would not have to pay out of pocket?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The results suggest that something as basic as checking waist size could give doctors and patients a practical way to identify potentially unhealthy levels of body fat and recognize related health concerns earlier.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
At that point Sally the maid returns to the room, noisily clearing my barely touched plate and making a show of checking our teacups to see if they need refills.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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