as in to check (out)
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After reviewing body camera footage of the incident as part of its internal investigation, the department recommended that the officer receive a two-day suspension for the improper search allegation.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025 -
While 40-yard dash times, bench press totals and anecdotes from private meetings will be thoroughly reviewed, one of the most recent evaluation metrics — the S2 Cognition test — has a bit of a complicated history.—
Cale Clinton,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Workers inspected the grooves for imperfections, fed album jackets into a shrink-wrapper and stacked the finished products on tall dollies for shipping.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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Confirm root rot by pulling the plant out of the pot and inspecting the roots.—
Betty Cahill,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2025
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Susan Zirinsky, a former CBS News president, will continue to examine standards at the news division on an interim basis, McMahon said.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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According to a probable-cause affidavit obtained by NJ.com, troopers performing a load securement check asked to examine how the tractor-trailer’s doors were sealed.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Foul play is not suspected and the medical examiner is currently investigating the death, per police.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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No foul play was suspected and the New York Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death, police said.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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My drivers greeted me by name and verified my identity by asking for the last four digits of the phone number associated with my CATS-Pass account and scanning my digital ticket in the app.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Feb. 2025
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First, the customary way of developing generative AI consists of doing a massive data training effort that involves scanning a wide swath of content on the Internet.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Separately, Nvidia was scrutinized on Monday for its exports to Singapore, which some analysts see as a waypoint to ship the company’s chips to China and bypass the U.S. export controls.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Animal researchers know that their work is heavily scrutinized by animal rights activists, who are looking for vulnerabilities to galvanize the public around.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20over. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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