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checkered

[chek-erd] / ˈtʃɛk ərd /


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No active driver has won at Long Beach more often Rossi or Kirkwood, who also took the checkered flag in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

It still features the dazzling double staircase and checkered marble flooring in the grand entryway.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

Musk’s previous combinations of SolarCity with Tesla and X —formerly Twitter—with xAI point to a checkered history of value creation via mergers.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

A series on BritBox blends the police thriller with complex family drama in following a magistrate with a checkered past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

The tiles in the Merciless Mart are always black and white, and here they are in a checkered pattern.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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