check through
phrasal verb
checked through; checking through; checks through
: to look at the parts of (a group of things)
I checked through all his letters but found nothing useful.
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Among roughly 50,000 tickets checked through May, riders hadn't paid about 10% of the time, a June report shows.
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
With the emergence of AI and hybrid working, the modern workday has become boundless, stretching from early morning email checks through late evening meetings and weekends, sometimes turning into work infidelity.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Golden cats help regulate the ecosystem by keeping the amount of small mammals and rodents in check through hunting, officials said.
—Irene Wright
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Sean Reynolds, Jeremiah Estrada and Adrian Morejon kept the Dodgers in check through the eighth inning – but only after Morejon created his own trouble with a throwing error on a soft comebacker off Ohtani’s bat.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Meanwhile, fact-checker NewsGuard checked through Ben & Jerry’s menu of flavors and social media accounts without finding any flavors referring to Palestine or Israel.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
His name was Dyson Daniels — and earlier this season, his Atlanta Hawks held the Knicks’ captain in check through two concerning early losses.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
The bags will still be screened to ensure everything that's packed meets existing regulations, but they will automatically be checked through to the next flight.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR, aims to keep state spending in check through a formula based on consumer inflation and population growth.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
With the emergence of AI and hybrid working, the modern workday has become boundless, stretching from early morning email checks through late evening meetings and weekends, sometimes turning into work infidelity.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Golden cats help regulate the ecosystem by keeping the amount of small mammals and rodents in check through hunting, officials said.
—Irene Wright
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Sean Reynolds, Jeremiah Estrada and Adrian Morejon kept the Dodgers in check through the eighth inning – but only after Morejon created his own trouble with a throwing error on a soft comebacker off Ohtani’s bat.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Meanwhile, fact-checker NewsGuard checked through Ben & Jerry’s menu of flavors and social media accounts without finding any flavors referring to Palestine or Israel.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
His name was Dyson Daniels — and earlier this season, his Atlanta Hawks held the Knicks’ captain in check through two concerning early losses.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
The bags will still be screened to ensure everything that's packed meets existing regulations, but they will automatically be checked through to the next flight.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR, aims to keep state spending in check through a formula based on consumer inflation and population growth.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Check through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20through. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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