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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
double-check .
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Examples
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Inuit, Inuit, Inuit, Jacobs said to himself searching his mind for some sense of the word's familiarity as he double-checked the spelling and typed it into a browser search.
The Snow Whale John Minichillo 2011
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I called the hotel where a very nice man in the shipping department checked and double-checked that, no, they had no record of receipt of a package for this guest.
Women Grow Business » ‘She Hung Up On Me’: Success and Failure in Owning Customer Service 2009
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When I told him, Mr. Soper double-checked, frustration wrinkling his brow.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Each round of tests provided more and more clinical evidence -- much of it double-checked by a third-party review board -- that the shirt measurably corrected posture and strengthened muscles.
Clothing Maker Is No Slouch Angus Loten 2011
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When I told him, Mr. Soper double-checked, frustration wrinkling his brow.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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They had checked and double-checked equipment, schedules, weapons, and blueprints, and now all that remained was to actually do the thing.
Starcraft II: Devils’ Due Christie Golden 2011
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He double-checked that his car was locked, then headed down towards the river, turning his thoughts to the meeting he was due to attend—a pre-trial briefing at the Four Courts with the state prosecutor.
The Priest Gerard O’Donovan 2011
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He does make it clear the quotes are from the finished text but unfortunately leaves it vague as to whether he read that text or simply double-checked it for the quotes.
Critique From HereNow Hal Duncan 2009
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When I told him, Mr. Soper double-checked, frustration wrinkling his brow.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Dykstra nodded, then double-checked the names of the group against another list.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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