security check
noun
: an investigation for the purpose of seeing if someone can be trusted
All government employees are subject to a security check.
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Emotional triggers such as frustration over delays, long lines at the security check or unmet service expectations, can escalate minor grievances into disruptive outbursts.
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Milad Haghani, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
The Department of Homeland Security said the Nadler aide, who was never arrested, was briefly detained as part of a wider security check to protect federal employees in the building during the protest.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
The trailer opens with the title character going through airport security check.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
Deputies noticed the man appeared to be foaming at the mouth about 10:43 p.m. during a twice-hourly security check, the office said in a news release Friday.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a routine security check, officials said Saturday.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Milad Haghani, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
The Department of Homeland Security said the Nadler aide, who was never arrested, was briefly detained as part of a wider security check to protect federal employees in the building during the protest.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
The trailer opens with the title character going through airport security check.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
Deputies noticed the man appeared to be foaming at the mouth about 10:43 p.m. during a twice-hourly security check, the office said in a news release Friday.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a routine security check, officials said Saturday.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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“Security check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20check. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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