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But he said: "It does give us a little bit of hope that at least there's some kind of check on what was previously unlimited power outside of Congress."

From Barron's

"If a child doesn't show up at one of our centres for a week, a volunteer visits their home to check on them," Nagi explains.

From BBC

Sir Vince Cable, who was secretary of state for business and trade for some of the former duke's time as trade envoy, said police should "check on whether criminal corruption took place" adding a "government investigation" was needed to explore "how this was allowed to happen."

From BBC

The doctor, Arreaza, said he had been denied permission to go inside to check on the prisoners, and it was not clear whether any of them were also on hunger strike.

From Barron's

“Bunds may take a breather amid stabilizing risk sentiment and the U.S. holiday, but the constructive duration backdrop is likely to extend ahead of the data reality check on Friday,” Commerzbank’s Rainer Guntermann said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal