crosscheck
Britishverb
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to verify (a fact, report, etc) by considering conflicting opinions or consulting other sources
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(in ice hockey) to check illegally, as by chopping at an opponent's arms or stick
noun
Example Sentences
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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
Star Nikita Kucherov was injured late after a crosscheck by Colorado defenseman Devon Toews and did not return.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2022
“We use a lot of data to try and crosscheck our eyes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
In California, where the social services department is required to crosscheck foster home addresses in the sex offender registry, audits have uncovered hundreds of registered sex offenders living or working in foster homes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
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