checking
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So you still show up for work, but no more helping out with additional tasks or checking emails outside work hours, instead focusing on work-life balance and "acting your wage".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
He was seen checking his phone behind the wheel by a cyclist, who reported him to the police, the court heard.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
So she started photographing shelf tags and checking them against her receipts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
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
If they were on their BlackBerrys, they were probably hedge fund guys, checking their profits and losses in the Asian markets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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