check on
phrasal verb
checked on; checking on; checks on
1
: to look at or examine (someone or something) to see if there are any problems
The nurse checked on the patients regularly.
2
: to look for information about (someone or something) : to find out the truth about (someone or something) by getting information
The police are checking on him.
I asked the waiter to check on my order.
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Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
Consider how unelected central bankers make decisions that affect the economic well-being of billions, manipulating interest rates and printing currency with few checks on their power.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Nearly three years ago in January of 2022, the Senate seemed poised to reform antitrust law and place a check on Big Tech’s power.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 17 Dec. 2024
The letter from Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, comes as the Trump team floated using outside firms to do background checks on its nominees, rather than the traditional practice of having the FBI do so.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
Consider how unelected central bankers make decisions that affect the economic well-being of billions, manipulating interest rates and printing currency with few checks on their power.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Nearly three years ago in January of 2022, the Senate seemed poised to reform antitrust law and place a check on Big Tech’s power.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 17 Dec. 2024
The letter from Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, comes as the Trump team floated using outside firms to do background checks on its nominees, rather than the traditional practice of having the FBI do so.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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