as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
audited the equipment to make sure that everything was in working order
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Recent Examples of audited
Erlanger audited Stevenson's dispensing record over those four months.
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Brett Kelman, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Compliance officers define it as a decision that cannot be audited.
—Abhishek Kumar, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The three utilities recently opposed a bill to require that wildfire safety spending by Southern California Edison, PG&E and San Diego Gas & Electric be audited by an independent accounting firm.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
In fact, presidents for decades have done so voluntarily and all have had their returns audited as a matter of IRS policy.
—Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
The attorney general is set to receive quarterly updates about how much money has been awarded, and the fund itself can be audited, according to the DOJ.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 18 May 2026
Most culture is streamed inside apps that lock their consumption data in a black box, report whichever proprietary metric flatters them most, and refuse to be audited or to convert their stats into anything that can be compared with those of any competitor.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
NGOs will be measured, audited, and funded based on performance.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Imagine, Falco suggests, if AI firms understood that their models could be audited at any point, how much more accountability and discipline might such a system create?
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
Brett Kelman, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Compliance officers define it as a decision that cannot be audited.
—Abhishek Kumar, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The three utilities recently opposed a bill to require that wildfire safety spending by Southern California Edison, PG&E and San Diego Gas & Electric be audited by an independent accounting firm.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
In fact, presidents for decades have done so voluntarily and all have had their returns audited as a matter of IRS policy.
—Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
The attorney general is set to receive quarterly updates about how much money has been awarded, and the fund itself can be audited, according to the DOJ.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 18 May 2026
Most culture is streamed inside apps that lock their consumption data in a black box, report whichever proprietary metric flatters them most, and refuse to be audited or to convert their stats into anything that can be compared with those of any competitor.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
NGOs will be measured, audited, and funded based on performance.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Imagine, Falco suggests, if AI firms understood that their models could be audited at any point, how much more accountability and discipline might such a system create?
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audited
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Point guard Jalen Brunson has returned to sitting on the Knicks' bench since his knee was examined in the team's locker room.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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One investigation into hospice fraud examined the business and financial records of every hospice currently operating in Los Angeles County, applying the same indicators identified by state auditors as potential red flags for fraud.—
Laura Geller,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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She is being held on $500,000 bond, according to jail records reviewed by PEOPLE on May 30.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2026
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The rookie scanned the floor before stepping back and draining a 3-pointer over the league’s most popular player.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Wiliot said these real-time and always-on sensors set themselves apart from RFID or barcodes, whose data are only as good as the last time the code was scanned.—
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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And unlike in-person voting, where verification happens upfront, mail-in ballots must be inspected and have signatures verified.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Mecklenburg scores The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 470 restaurants were inspected in May.—
Eva Flowe
June 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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Emerson surveyed 1,000 likely voters May 27-28 and reported a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points, meaning Steyer and Hilton are effectively tied, with 4% of those polled still undecided.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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This year, the average wedding will cost $34,200, per The Knot, which surveyed over 10,000 couples who got married in 2025.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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