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check

[chek] / tʃɛk /


NOUN
symbol for ticking off
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NOUN
pattern of squares
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You can check them on your phone: It won’t just tell you how much your investments are worth, but how much they have risen or fallen between the market opening at 9:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Step two: crucially after the prime minister had given the former Labour minister the job, there was a security check, known as developed vetting.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Plus, we check in on the premier Democratic primary of the year and goons showing up at the Federal Reserve construction site.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

I thought, “Do you need a rain check or to reschedule? You were just attacked by appetizers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The policeman wanted to read the letter himself, and even then he still wanted to check that the garden where Marlene was being kept was secure.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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