Example Sentences

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You never cross-referenced her number on the school’s parent list with the one on the text.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Californians are required to verify their identities when they register to vote, and that information is cross-referenced with Department of Motor Vehicle files.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

When sources provided conflicting information for a village group, unaffiliated sources were prioritised and further cross-referenced with media reporting.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

The team cross-referenced proteomic data from the CSF samples with existing studies that had identified areas of the genome correlated with Alzheimer's.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

He got a list of every high school and university in each river town, and cross-referenced everyone who had been on a swim team for the past twenty years or had registered for a triathlon.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman