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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

Before Robbins' department took a look, the former peer had already been through a separate government check, and concerns had already been shared with No 10.

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

Isaac Antonio Villegas Molina, a Pasadena resident, was detained Thursday during a check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to his immigration lawyer, Stacy Tolchin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“My mom called to check in,” she said dismissively, never taking her eyes off the new professor.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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