double-check
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At Burger King, managers are being instructed to double-check that orders are made the way customers want, ensure front counters are staffed and respond to diner complaints as part of an enhanced customer-service program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"I've actually pulled off at the side of the road before a bridge just to double-check I'm the right height," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The first time he put the camera behind a row of fans, I had to look over the edge of my 3D glasses to double-check that those waving arms weren’t really in my theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
It means bad AI output compounded by lazy humans who can’t be troubled to double-check.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
“And double-check all the candles and fireplaces before you leave.”
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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
And someone on a hydraulic lift double-checks each hanging fixture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024
That’s why a music conductor I know always double-checks with himself just before he hears “maestro to the pit” and must head to the podium to conduct an opera.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021
She relieves herself in the sixth-floor toilet and checks her instinct to flush, knowing the toilet will not refill, and double-checks the air to make sure it does not feel warm before continuing.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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
She added: "I double-checked I locked the door. I couldn't work out how he was in my room because I did everything that I would deem to be correct when you stay in a hotel."
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
They double-checked that both of their names were on all accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
Like any good newsman, Greeley double-checked his source by asking the spirit to also rap the corresponding number he’d written.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
They recommend double-checking ingredients or working with a doctor or healthcare professional to choose the prenatal supplement.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
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
Coal kept checking and double-checking his skin to make sure he didn’t suddenly become visible and expose himself.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
