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checkered

[chek-erd] / ˈtʃɛk ərd /


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And it won’t be helped by putting more oil through a pipeline that has had a checkered record for safety.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Musk’s previous combinations of SolarCity with Tesla and X —formerly Twitter—with xAI point to a checkered history of value creation via mergers.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

A series on BritBox blends the police thriller with complex family drama in following a magistrate with a checkered past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Barbieland author Tarpley Hitt tells us all about the checkered past of the world’s most famous doll.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

I’d flipped the ends and chosen a wide orange headband that matched the checkered dress Mrs. Baxter had fixed for me.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez




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