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
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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
To be doubly sure, she asked her boss to crosscheck the numbers.
From New York Times
I sought to crosscheck everything else I was finding on White against other evidence, including witness accounts from 1993.
From BBC
They crosscheck names against a government website that lists people deceased throughout Russia, but that does not specify military deaths.
From New York Times
Investigators at the Mississippi state crime lab will now try to extract DNA to crosscheck the bones with missing persons cases.
From Washington Times
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