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in check



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Restrained from moving or acting; under control. For example, The first division held the enemy in check , or Mary kept her emotions in check . This term replaced at check and out of check , which date from the mid-1500s.
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It is easy to digest, good for your bones, boosts heart health, helps keep your blood sugar in check — and on top of that, it is utterly delicious.

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Keep these traits in check the next time you find yourself in a horror film scenario: curiosity—the genre’s original sin—and dissatisfaction, its slipperier cousin.

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And he undoubtedly possesses attributes to contend at Augusta, if he can keep his notorious temper in check.

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The White House's saber-rattling against the American judiciary, a body conceived to hold government officials and elected politicians in check, prompted a rare rebuke from Supreme Court chief justice John G. Roberts.

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He credits the effort he and his parents put in - from having a phrase to tell himself or just focusing on his breathing - for helping keep his emotions in check.

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