double-check
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"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
It means bad AI output compounded by lazy humans who can’t be troubled to double-check.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
“We should double-check this one in six months on an ultrasound because of your extreme breast density and your family history,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
He thinks we should have them done somewhere else to double-check.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
All she needed to do was put me back in my chair, but she had to do the Mom thing and double-check.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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
In Colorado, Dr. Michelle Barron said the consistently low COVID-19 hospitalizations prompted smiles among staff, even as she double-checks the numbers to make sure they’re actually correct.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
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
If I hadn’t double-checked the tickets, we would have missed the 9:33 a.m. departure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Afterward, he double-checked the figures against Bloomberg data and found they were largely consistent.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025
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
Mr Spokes said he felt like he had "double-checked" everything before transferring the money, but all the information he had been provided "was part of the scam".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
“I double-checked everything,” Brian said, keeping his voice even.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
“Just double-checking my directions back into town,” I said.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2025
Charlotin believes that the superficially authentic tone of AI bots’ output may encourage overworked or inattentive lawyers to accept bogus citations without double-checking.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 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
Every engineer and mathematician had a story of double-checking the machines’ data only to find errors.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
