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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Just take a look at some of the recent cybersecurity news headlines for proof: Microsoft 365 attack can bypass email security, PayPal warning as dangerous invoice bypasses email security, as Gmail attacks continue this security check is crucial.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Delhi Customs said in an X post that the unidentified Canadian passenger was intercepted during a security check at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Jan. 6.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Hercules police also assisted on the incident after an officer conducting a security check at a nearby grocery store heard the shots and drove to the scene.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
Deputies Ruben Valenzuela and Selena Harb did a security check around 12:30 p.m., according to reports.
—Christopher Damien, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Many nights officers forced him to come to the front of his cell for a security check.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi was found unresponsive during a routine security check at the Cook County Jail on Saturday, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
—Brad Parks, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
However, the security check reported phishing protection disabled in Chrome and Edge.
—PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
During another security check 40 minutes later, the detainee was found hanging.
—Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Delhi Customs said in an X post that the unidentified Canadian passenger was intercepted during a security check at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Jan. 6.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Hercules police also assisted on the incident after an officer conducting a security check at a nearby grocery store heard the shots and drove to the scene.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
Deputies Ruben Valenzuela and Selena Harb did a security check around 12:30 p.m., according to reports.
—Christopher Damien, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Many nights officers forced him to come to the front of his cell for a security check.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi was found unresponsive during a routine security check at the Cook County Jail on Saturday, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
—Brad Parks, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
However, the security check reported phishing protection disabled in Chrome and Edge.
—PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
During another security check 40 minutes later, the detainee was found hanging.
—Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Security check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20check. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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