check on
phrasal verb
checked on; checking on; checks on
1
: to look at or examine (someone or something) to see if there are any problems
The nurse checked on the patients regularly.
2
: to look for information about (someone or something) : to find out the truth about (someone or something) by getting information
The police are checking on him.
I asked the waiter to check on my order.
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That hasn't happened yet, but Trump has signed an executive order to end the issuing of most physical Social Security checks on Sept. 30, 2025.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
While details of this exact case remain minimal, this action fits into the deeply concerning pattern of this President's lawless behavior and undermining courts and Congress's checks on his power.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Trump has also weakened internal checks on his power.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Deputies notified the Sumter Police Department, who went to perform a welfare check on Leonard's home and discovered his wife dead in their garage from an apparent gunshot wound.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
While details of this exact case remain minimal, this action fits into the deeply concerning pattern of this President's lawless behavior and undermining courts and Congress's checks on his power.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Trump has also weakened internal checks on his power.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Deputies notified the Sumter Police Department, who went to perform a welfare check on Leonard's home and discovered his wife dead in their garage from an apparent gunshot wound.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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