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The Supreme Court ruling almost immediately put a check on the Labor Department’s authority.
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Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The quick move triggered a trading halt of five minutes, which exchanges use to put a check on volatile stock moves.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
In Israel’s parliamentary system, there is no separate legislature to put a check on the executive, or prime minister.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
But those dollars would be better spent making more races competitive in states where suburban and independent voters will be looking to put a check on Democratic excess.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2021
That task has fallen almost entirely to Democrats, who captured the House in 2018 to put a check on Mr. Trump and then ejected him from the White House in November.
—New York Times, 13 Feb. 2021
Most Republican strategists hope to keep the focus on Democrats, knowing voters typically want to put a check on those in power.
—The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2021
The idea was to put a check on the social network’s power, which was being roundly criticized by government officials, academics and the public over allowing the spread of Russian disinformation, inflammatory political discourse and hate speech.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2021
And that there were institutions of government, such as the Justice Department and the courts, that could put a check on his impulses.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2020
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Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The quick move triggered a trading halt of five minutes, which exchanges use to put a check on volatile stock moves.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
In Israel’s parliamentary system, there is no separate legislature to put a check on the executive, or prime minister.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
But those dollars would be better spent making more races competitive in states where suburban and independent voters will be looking to put a check on Democratic excess.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2021
That task has fallen almost entirely to Democrats, who captured the House in 2018 to put a check on Mr. Trump and then ejected him from the White House in November.
—New York Times, 13 Feb. 2021
Most Republican strategists hope to keep the focus on Democrats, knowing voters typically want to put a check on those in power.
—The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2021
The idea was to put a check on the social network’s power, which was being roundly criticized by government officials, academics and the public over allowing the spread of Russian disinformation, inflammatory political discourse and hate speech.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2021
And that there were institutions of government, such as the Justice Department and the courts, that could put a check on his impulses.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2020
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“Put a check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20a%20check%20on. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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