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checkup

[chek-uhp] / ˈtʃɛkˌʌp /


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At a routine 20-week checkup, however, she learned that she was suffering from preterm premature rupture of membranes and that her baby would not survive.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

“We were actually out there for Rowan’s first checkup after finishing his last round of systemic chemo,” Olson said, “so the whole trip already carried this sense of celebration and relief.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

That kind of invasive sampling is not something that can be done during a routine checkup.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

In October, he said that he received an MRI at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center during a visit the White House said was part of his "routine yearly checkup".

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

At one checkup in the spring of 2005, his blood pressure and his weight had been a little high.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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