in check
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About the only familiarity Thursday was the scoring, kept in check by a strong wind that finally shooed away the fog and gave Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and the rest all they could handle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
This has lent crucial support to the booming stock market, helping keep valuation ratios in check.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
The company quickly raised prices and kept marketing spending in check.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
As captain Bernardo Silva's number 20 went up on the fourth official's board on 59 minutes, Guardiola could not keep his emotion in check any longer.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
They could also mean that potentially harmful organisms, formerly held in check, could escape from their natural controls and rise to pest status.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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