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checking up on

phrase

present participle of check up on

as in exploring

to search through or into Can you check up on the status of those files?

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checking into

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Even longtime Santa Fe residents (my family has lived in the city for more than 30 years) describe the hotel as transportive, less like checking into a resort and more like entering a private fantasy world.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
While checking into his hotel in Paris three years ago, Lucas overheard a pair of rugby fans from South Africa talking about their monthlong stay in France for the tournament.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026

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