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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During another security check 40 minutes later, the detainee was found hanging.
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Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The following night in Chinle, while conducting a security check during the Chinle High School homecoming dance, a Navajo Police Department officer received a report of a possible armed student at the event.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Note that because The Shard is a notable landmark, a security check is required to enter the building on the ground floor.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
Overnight security check will occur April 23, then a full lockdown will kick off from April 24-27 for the event.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
Their minders put them on buses and, after a two-hour security check, dropped them off just past the Chinese embassy in downtown Pyongyang.
—David Kang, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2017
McGovern’s work on the film included the inventive effects used as Schwarzenegger’s Quaid and others pass through a sort of X-ray security check revealing their skeletons.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 31 Mar. 2024
Or what about being so close to accidentally leaving your laptop at the TSA security check.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Inside the Testing Room Expect a thorough security check to ensure the integrity of the exam.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
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Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The following night in Chinle, while conducting a security check during the Chinle High School homecoming dance, a Navajo Police Department officer received a report of a possible armed student at the event.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Note that because The Shard is a notable landmark, a security check is required to enter the building on the ground floor.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
Overnight security check will occur April 23, then a full lockdown will kick off from April 24-27 for the event.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
Their minders put them on buses and, after a two-hour security check, dropped them off just past the Chinese embassy in downtown Pyongyang.
—David Kang, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2017
McGovern’s work on the film included the inventive effects used as Schwarzenegger’s Quaid and others pass through a sort of X-ray security check revealing their skeletons.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 31 Mar. 2024
Or what about being so close to accidentally leaving your laptop at the TSA security check.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Inside the Testing Room Expect a thorough security check to ensure the integrity of the exam.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Security check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20check. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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