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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Artificial intelligence could crosscheck their assertions far faster than human staff would be able to do it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2025
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
Defenseman Erik Gustafsson took a hard crosscheck to the body and briefly went to the dressing room late in the second but quickly returned to the bench.
From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022
On any given day, it seems, members of the group pore over court documents, debate distinctions between cuts made by serrated and smooth knife blades and crosscheck witness testimonies for possible holes.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022
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