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crosscheck

British  
/ ˌkrɒsˈtʃɛk /

verb

  1. to verify (a fact, report, etc) by considering conflicting opinions or consulting other sources

  2. (in ice hockey) to check illegally, as by chopping at an opponent's arms or stick

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of crosschecking

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As a crosscheck, an initial Webb observation in 2023 confirmed that Hubble measurements of the expanding universe were accurate.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2024

I sought to crosscheck everything else I was finding on White against other evidence, including witness accounts from 1993.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2023

Defenseman Erik Gustafsson took a hard crosscheck to the body and briefly went to the dressing room late in the second but quickly returned to the bench.

From Washington Post Dec. 5, 2022

“We use a lot of data to try and crosscheck our eyes.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2022

Toronto got a one-man advantage with 11:38 left in the second after Brandon Carlo was called for a crosscheck on Andreas Johnsson.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2019

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