as in to check (out)
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026 -
The presentation was not an action item, but the board decided to review current policies, specifically to ask the superintendent questions and clarify current policies and practices that affect the union.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Boats with people living on board are inspected annually.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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After dispatching her parents from Phoenix to inspect the property, the couple decided to go ahead with the purchase.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The film examines the generation who never expected to become senior citizens in the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and decades of oppression, who now find themselves trailblazers again as the first openly LGBTQ seniors.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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Engineers will examine the capsule’s heat shield in more detail along with everything else in preparation for next year’s Artemis III docking demo in orbit around Earth.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The airline also vowed to investigate the matter.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Police in Trumbull are investigating a crash that injured a woman and a child in a stroller near the Trumbull Mall on Saturday.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora curated the mobile interactive mural exhibit, which evolved from the existing murals seen in Overtown that highlight the neighborhood’s history, and include a QR code for visitors to scan and learn about the stories behind them.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Another scans the competitive landscape every few hours.—
Mukund Jha,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The series also scrutinized Dees’ compensation and personal life, and complaints from Black staffers who said they were marginalized inside an organization publicly devoted to racial justice.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the investigation’s place, the Fed’s inspector general has agreed to scrutinize the significant cost overruns at the central bank’s ongoing multibillion-dollar renovation project at its Washington, DC, headquarters.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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