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checkup

[chek-uhp] / ˈtʃɛkˌʌp /


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Well, that happened to me earlier this month when I got hit with a $1,000 medical bill for a routine checkup that normally doesn’t cost me anything.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Most presidential check-up reports, though, contain details of mundane ailments: "Doctors removed a precancerous skin lesion from the tip of his nose", reads a New York Times report on Bill Clinton's annual checkup from 1996.

From BBC May 30, 2026

At a routine 20-week checkup, however, she learned that she was suffering from preterm premature rupture of membranes and that her baby would not survive.

From Slate May 4, 2026

Doctors’ visits rarely exceed $50, and we can get a yearly checkup and comprehensive panel of blood tests for about the same amount.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 22, 2026

I have a checkup in every city, which was one of three conditions my mom put in place before letting me go.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

CEO Amy Perry said Banner has seen uninsured patients stop coming in for preventive tests and regular checkups, and the nonprofit expects a rising need for serious emergency care later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

But the appointment arrives amid continued public discussion surrounding Trump’s physical condition, stamina, and increasingly frequent medical checkups.

From Salon May 25, 2026

Just 16% of school-age kids on Medi-Cal saw an eye doctor between 2022 and 2024 for first-time eye exams, continuing vision checkups or glasses, according to a report commissioned by the California Optometric Assn.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2026

Women are more than four times as likely as men to attend routine checkups, largely because of gynecologic and obstetric visits.

From Science Daily Jan. 30, 2026

She had had regular medical checkups, plenty of socialization, and plenty of enrichment: library story-time, infant swim, mommy-and-me music classes.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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