check on
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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Long-term, the Classic gives WWE an annual measuring stick for NXT readiness and a status check on which main-roster acts the audience actually rides for when fans hold the pen.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
At the time, fellow inmates told her the government was simply checking on Falun Gong prisoners before release.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
From there, Linde also supplies liquid nitrogen and liquid helium, used to create vacuum conditions to run quality checks on spacecraft components.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Of the $2,088,041 in contributions to his campaign since announcing his candidacy a year ago, $400,000 was in self-contributions through one $200,000 check on March 30 and another on November 26, according to the OCPF.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
At the time, fellow inmates told her the government was simply checking on Falun Gong prisoners before release.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
From there, Linde also supplies liquid nitrogen and liquid helium, used to create vacuum conditions to run quality checks on spacecraft components.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Of the $2,088,041 in contributions to his campaign since announcing his candidacy a year ago, $400,000 was in self-contributions through one $200,000 check on March 30 and another on November 26, according to the OCPF.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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