security check

noun

: an investigation for the purpose of seeing if someone can be trusted
All government employees are subject to a security check.

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Passengers and crew went through a security check, and the aircraft was inspected, said Francisco Lucas, the Spanish government’s delegate in the Murcia region, on X. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 Two Transportation Security Administration officers discovered a dangerous bladed item that came straight out of an X-Men comic inside a carry-on bag during a security check at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 The scammer changed a single letter on the Discovery Builders’ staff email address, then hacked Bellafronte’s email account to bypass a second security check and complete a wire transaction to the scammer’s account, according to court records. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 Ways to stay safe from sextortion email scams A fake threat still deserves a calm security check. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for security check

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“Security check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20check. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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