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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
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NOUN
pattern of squares
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"We're going to check it out very closely," the president added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

For example, Ray said, before contributing to a grandchild’s 529, check to see whether other family members or relatives are taking care of that.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

In previously studied retrons, a toxic protein is already present inside an uninfected cell, but its harmful effects are held in check by short pieces of single-stranded DNA.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

But then publicly traded tech firms reported earnings—and markets got a reality check.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ever since receiving the first postcard from Mom, I’ve volunteered to check the mail every day.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The exchange last week had blocked customers from withdrawing funds while its team conducted security checks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Questions also would start piling up around the checks already written for the AI build-out.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Wallace wrote reimbursement checks to herself, claiming they were repayments for expenses she never incurred.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

At about 0030 GMT Friday, Binance said all deposits and withdrawals had been "temporarily suspended while our team conducts security checks, freezes funds, and works with law enforcement."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

G’ma checks her watch, then pulls the treasure box from his bag and sets it on the dining booth table.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

For each cup of pretzels, he uses three cups of chex.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

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

Eli is making a party mix that contains pretzels and chex.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

Their signed ballot paper is checked against the verified register by election workers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

A human translator checked a 10% sample for accuracy; all were without meaningful errors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

There have been reports, external that filming of the scene was paused and he was checked by welfare staff after he became anxious.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Staff said they were barely flooded with water, but were inundated with calls; customers and generations of fans checked in to see whether the market was OK.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

She arranged her bag, checked her hair, put on lipstick that made her look about eighteen years old!

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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

Addressing the Lamine Yamal situation, which received an audible reaction from the audience in attendance, Henry said he wasn't "checking his ego" and emphasised his admiration of the young Spaniard.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Here’s a simple rule: Every time you get a raise, allocate half of it to savings automatically before it ever reaches your checking account.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

He might have visited them already, in fact, but I won’t have a way of checking in with him before my evening shift begins.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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