security check
noun
: an investigation for the purpose of seeing if someone can be trusted
All government employees are subject to a security check.
Examples of security check in a Sentence
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There's a brief security check, which happens right in the lounge, and passengers are allowed to check a suitcase up to 50 pounds plus a duffle bag.
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Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
There will be a security check.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Commercial drones would be banned from flying over large outdoor gatherings, such as concerts and sporting events, and certain employees would be subject to a security check by the Transportation Security Administration.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
An air traveler places his shoes in a bin before passing through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security check at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on February 20, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The lobby is outside individual immigration courtrooms but inside the area reached only by passing through an electronic security check staffed by security officers.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
The aide was detained after preventing federal officials from entering the office to conduct a security check.
—Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
Jail staff on a routine security check stumbled upon the arrow underneath a recreation yard window on June 6, Fayette County warden John Lenkey told KDKA-TV.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
The officers then detained the individual in the hallway for the purpose of completing the security check.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 June 2025
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Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
There will be a security check.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Commercial drones would be banned from flying over large outdoor gatherings, such as concerts and sporting events, and certain employees would be subject to a security check by the Transportation Security Administration.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
An air traveler places his shoes in a bin before passing through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security check at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on February 20, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The lobby is outside individual immigration courtrooms but inside the area reached only by passing through an electronic security check staffed by security officers.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
The aide was detained after preventing federal officials from entering the office to conduct a security check.
—Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
Jail staff on a routine security check stumbled upon the arrow underneath a recreation yard window on June 6, Fayette County warden John Lenkey told KDKA-TV.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
The officers then detained the individual in the hallway for the purpose of completing the security check.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 June 2025
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“Security check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20check. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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