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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Kansas agreed to end the Crosscheck program last year.
From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2020
It essentially performed the same function as Crosscheck.
From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2020
Crosscheck is ostensibly chasing something that almost never happens.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2020
And they needed to take a very different path than another data-matching initiative, the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck System, which was already underway.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2018
Now let’s turn to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program, or Crosscheck, which Kobach contended on Wednesday had uncovered “literally millions” of people who’d registered in multiple states.
From Slate • Jul. 19, 2017
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