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
To be doubly sure, she asked her boss to crosscheck the numbers.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023
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
“We use a lot of data to try and crosscheck our eyes.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2022
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