check up
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While most consumers keep their eyes on the price of gasoline to check up on inflation, natural gas is becoming just as important of a commodity.
From Barron's • Dec. 9, 2025
Minutes after AFP met with him, a flurry of officials arrived to "check up" on his welfare.
From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025
Mrs Perry told Radio Surrey that Lucie was diagnosed "out of the blue" at the age of two, before Isobel was confirmed to have the same condition during a check up seven years later.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
“My aunt will take time off to take care of him and bring him to his doctor’s check up appointments next week,” she wrote on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025
My mom and Aunt Tuti headed to Abuela’s to check up on her.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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