spot check

Example Sentences

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As part of the partnership, the city will waive collection of its Los Angeles Fire Department spot check fee, which currently costs $285.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

"I haven't seen any balloons, it hasn't affected us personally," the woman driver told me after the spot check.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

But a spot check of candy displays in multiple states __ including California, Virginia and Washington __ found no such signs.

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2023

But without some reliance on automated methods, “You either have to spot check randomly, or you use your own human prejudice to choose what to check. And that’s not generally very fair.”

From Science Magazine • May 9, 2023

A spot check shows that most of the executives of the London branch of the Psychical Research Society are spending quiet evenings in their homes.

From Supermind by Janifer, Laurence M.