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- verb Present participle of
double-check .
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Examples
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Later, double-checking against the Iowa Republican Party's tally, he spotted a repeating numeral 2.
True's Story: Tally in Iowa Was Faulty Elizabeth Williamson 2012
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The report repeatedly finds probable reasons high rates of corrected erasure marks, such as students double-checking their work.
Big gains in D.C. schools' test scores 'plausible,' firm says 2011
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After double-checking the room number to make sure I was in the right place, I hurried inside.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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A few minutes later, after pacing, making some phone calls and double-checking the plans on his paper, he walked back towards me and said proudly, “Your son will rest in peace here under this tree.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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After double-checking the room number to make sure I was in the right place, I hurried inside.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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A few minutes later, after pacing, making some phone calls and double-checking the plans on his paper, he walked back towards me and said proudly, “Your son will rest in peace here under this tree.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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After double-checking the room number to make sure I was in the right place, I hurried inside.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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After double-checking the room number to make sure I was in the right place, I hurried inside.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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I have yet to make the mistake of filling the tank with another type of essence* (having learned from my husband's mistake); perhaps all that neurotic double-checking has served its purpose?
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Instead, I was double-checking my “just-in-case” to make sure it was properly packed.
Times Two Kristen Henderson 2011
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