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He received his high school diploma but pushed his children to pursue higher degrees, and he would call his mother nightly to check up on her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

It added that Maradona’s health team too easily gave in to his demands, resulting in nurses failing to regularly check up on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

While most consumers keep their eyes on the price of gasoline to check up on inflation, natural gas is becoming just as important of a commodity.

From Barron's • Dec. 9, 2025

Residents living in these areas are advised to drink plenty of fluids, stay in air-conditioned rooms, stay out of the sun and check up on relatives and neighbors, according to the weather service.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

VOednejda,^, J«*ne V^ The ten people Alex had to check up on lived in four different buildings between Amsterdam and West End Avenues and two on Eighty-sixth Street and two on Eighty-seventh.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer




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