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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
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NOUN
pattern of squares
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I check in every couple days with a woman I met in that room, a community leader involved with organizing Jewish voters.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

They are not eligible for the possible $10,000 check.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Whether you’re in the mood for art-house cinema, anime, prestige TV or a good murder mystery, check out these bingeworthy alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The results of further tests to check for any sign that the cancer has spread have not yet been announced.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The smell washed over me a moment later, and I had to swallow hard to get my gag reflex in check.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The Paris police prefecture said the latest demonstration had not been approved and police "carried out checks" and "put a security arrangement in place" to be able to "intervene quickly if needed."

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

It was resolved with two checks, two strokes of the pen.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

They are also offering communities millions in local investments such as free community college and energy efficiency upgrades, and in some cases, pledging to give residents checks if data centers are built.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It means environmental authorities will ramp up monitoring of reservoir levels, river flows and water quality, as well as carry out extra checks on businesses withdrawing water from natural sources.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Jamie double-checks the locks while Dylan checks A’Leia’s gear.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

Eli is making a party mix that contains pretzels and 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

For the human version, the best professional translation practices were applied: One professional translator’s work was checked by another, and a third proofread for readability.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Each one was manually checked by BBC Verify reporters, who excluded any which did not meet the criteria above.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mychal Threets, the cheery host of ‘Reading Rainbow,’ told fans on social media, ‘Today I am safe, I’m believing that is enough,’ after he checked into a hospital for his mental health.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

She also checked out the price-to-earnings ratio against the post-COVID era and still finds it “pricey.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Did you apply to Sunridge yet? You said applications were due in the fall. Last time I checked, it was fall.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The BBC says it will pause secondments of government statisticians to its fact checking service, BBC Verify, and review their roles.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

They finished by checking the thermal control system, which maintains the temperatures required for the instrument's various components to function correctly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Rivera told The Times that agents detained him and took him to the ICE office in Fresno, later releasing him after checking his documents and his record.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The company spent roughly two years tweaking recipes and checking that its supply chain was ready before launching an eight-store trial in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Inside the free market, however, there might be some authority capable of checking its excess.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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