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crosscheck

/ 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.

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To be doubly sure, she asked her boss to crosscheck the numbers.

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

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They crosscheck names against a government website that lists people deceased throughout Russia, but that does not specify military deaths.

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Investigators at the Mississippi state crime lab will now try to extract DNA to crosscheck the bones with missing persons cases.

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