double-check
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Pickers pluck items from shelves in a prescribed sequence while drivers double-check bagged orders before speeding off on scooters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
It means bad AI output compounded by lazy humans who can’t be troubled to double-check.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Always double-check the latest guidance from the IRS.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 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
Once I’ve turned off all the lights and have locked the back door, I tiptoe down the upstairs hallway and double-check that she is asleep.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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
Jamie double-checks the locks while Dylan checks A’Leia’s gear.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
The film’s access coordinator Chantelle Nassari also equipped Bode with a fully accessible trailer, double-checked the day’s pathways and ensured the actor had what she needed to be able to perform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
The rosy saxifrage is listed as extinct but Robbie, a skilled climber, still double-checked.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
He double-checked that he had the tickets and pencil and paper, then he went back into the living room to face his parents.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
“Just double-checking my directions back into town,” I said.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2025
Laker players looked around the meeting room Saturday morning, double-checking with one another to make sure that what they thought they just heard was what JJ Redick actually said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 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
“Unofficially. Off the record,” Mrs. Richardson assured her friend, tucking the phone receiver against her shoulder and double-checking that her office door was shut.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
