ˌdə-bəl-ˈchek 
ˈdə-bəl-ˌchek
double-checked; double-checking; double-checks
: to subject to a double check
data double-checked for accuracy
: to make a double check
: a careful checking to determine accuracy, condition, or progress especially of something already checked
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
If something seems off, trust your instincts and double-check before taking action.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Following the deaths of two young children in 2022 and 2023, state agencies took steps to hire more social workers and improve measures to double-check work done to keep kids safe, but a new report says there’s still more work to be done.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
The speculation here is that to delay every single response by GPT while it’s being double-checked for safety could unduly slow it down, when most questions and answers are totally anodyne.
—Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Without double-checking the address, the user may unknowingly send funds directly to the hacker.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
If something seems off, trust your instincts and double-check before taking action.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Following the deaths of two young children in 2022 and 2023, state agencies took steps to hire more social workers and improve measures to double-check work done to keep kids safe, but a new report says there’s still more work to be done.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
The speculation here is that to delay every single response by GPT while it’s being double-checked for safety could unduly slow it down, when most questions and answers are totally anodyne.
—Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Double-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-check. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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