double-check
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Since then, Goblikon has become a fully fleshed-out character and the host of the purportedly No. 1 podcast “Right Now With John Goblikon,” a fact Goblikon encouraged me not to double-check.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Likewise, double-check that percentages across all named beneficiaries add up to 100%, a common source of errors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
It means bad AI output compounded by lazy humans who can’t be troubled to double-check.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
"If something doesn't feel right, trust your instincts and take a moment to double-check before making a payment," they said.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Haymitch and I both have to take a hard look at her face to double-check if she’s joking.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Then he double-checks my claim, asking: “The court hadn’t said it in Students for Fair Admissions?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Even though she has filters set up, Tabacnic always double-checks to make sure her matches are actually where the dating app says they are.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
For example, one arm of the AI generates the response, and another instantly double-checks it to make sure it’s safe before letting it through to the user.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
But he is keenly aware of what he spends, so he double-checks all the prices.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
“Ellen,” says Mallory as she double-checks her clipboard.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
I wondered if McGregor would have quibbled with his Obi-Wan’s patchy blond beard, but when I went back and double-checked the film, it is that scraggly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
After hearing its predictions for the Sweet 16 round I double-checked the data.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
They double-checked that both of their names were on all accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
Some circumstances require manual counts or double-checked tallies.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2024
The old man finished closing up and double-checked the lock on his booth.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
I finished both movies double-checking my watch in astonishment that they really were under an hour and a half.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
“Just double-checking my directions back into town,” I said.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2025
The state appears to have presented a figure without fully explaining its methodology or double-checking the information, said Becker, who is a former senior trial attorney in the voting section of the U.S.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
Twinning is a way of double-checking gold is present by drilling next to the place it has been found and taking rock samples.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
He fidgeted and fussed around, double-checking Brian’s figures, chewing on a pencil, pacing the floor.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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