check on

Idioms  

1. Also, check up on; check over. Investigate, scrutinize, or inspect, as in I'll check on the brakes and make sure they're all right, or We need to check up on his work from time to time, or Let's check over the books together. [Late 1800s] Also see check out, def. 6.

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check on

You have asserted your core First Amendment rights to speak, assemble, associate—to bear witness as a democratic check on an autocratic regime.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

Estevez returned to Abu Dhabi to check on G42’s progress, and came away convinced the company was on the right track.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

But he still suggests that trained human specialists should be prepared to review about 10% of the cases as a check on the machines.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

“It’s a test of the Senate’s willingness to probe the department’s operations and to actually serve as a check on the department and the administration more broadly.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

“You think we should go check on him?”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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