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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
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NOUN
pattern of squares
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The government is spending roughly 5 billion ringgit a month, equivalent to about $1.27 billion, to subsidize RON95, the nation’s most widely used petrol grade, helping to keep domestic inflation in check.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

GTR - which operates all three companies - apologised to customers for the disruption and urged those travelling through the afternoon to check their journeys ahead of time.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

At last check, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization had risen 0.4% over the past 24 hours at $81,954, according to CoinDesk.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The accompanying Cosmos software allows customers to run diagnostics and telemetry to check on their systems, Mohan added.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

“If you’ve had this book here, then wouldn’t you need a library card to check it out? You need an address for a library card, right?”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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