as in scanning
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
audited the equipment to make sure that everything was in working order
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Recent Examples of auditing
Nearly nine in ten Americans support auditing all government spending to root it out.
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Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability, where Trameri works, offers Indianapolis residents help with auditing their energy use, finding utility bill relief and weatherizing their homes.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
These investigators aren’t auditing home office deductions.
—Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Buying healthy food with SNAP and auditing Kentucky's Medicaid program are among recommendations several task forces made for the legislative session.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
The coalition backing the measure also proposes that an 11-member citizen oversight committee be in charge of auditing how the new revenue gets spent.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
To expand this database, Oritain investigates production areas, collects samples on the ground and analyzes them in advanced labs to ensure high performance rates before the data is cleared for auditing.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
In response, Colorado's Department of Motor Vehicles paused its program and is now auditing more than 1,700 non-domicile licenses issued in the state.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Under the new president, Petro Poroshenko, also an oligarch, the country’s central bank, National Bank of Ukraine, started auditing PrivatBank.
—Olena Loginova, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability, where Trameri works, offers Indianapolis residents help with auditing their energy use, finding utility bill relief and weatherizing their homes.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
These investigators aren’t auditing home office deductions.
—Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Buying healthy food with SNAP and auditing Kentucky's Medicaid program are among recommendations several task forces made for the legislative session.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
The coalition backing the measure also proposes that an 11-member citizen oversight committee be in charge of auditing how the new revenue gets spent.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
To expand this database, Oritain investigates production areas, collects samples on the ground and analyzes them in advanced labs to ensure high performance rates before the data is cleared for auditing.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
In response, Colorado's Department of Motor Vehicles paused its program and is now auditing more than 1,700 non-domicile licenses issued in the state.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Under the new president, Petro Poroshenko, also an oligarch, the country’s central bank, National Bank of Ukraine, started auditing PrivatBank.
—Olena Loginova, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditing
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With the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, York then marshaled forces to create one single telescope that could map hundreds of millions of objects in the sky — a central telescope systematically scanning the sky, and then releasing massive quantities of data publicly available to any scientist.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Facial recognition tools have also become widely available to law enforcement agencies across the country, but there was a time when they were largely used as investigative tools, using photos of individual suspects rather than proactively scanning people in the field.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, an Ohio State committee is reviewing a second formal request to remove Wexner’s name from multiple campus buildings, including the football team’s practice facility.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found after reviewing a BatchData report from the third quarter of 2025 that calculates investor ownership of houses and townhomes nationwide.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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University of Chicago researchers have begun examining data collected by a device transported by a NASA balloon that flew over Antarctica for 23 days.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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But human physicians are still required to do the bulk of the work – like making diagnoses, physically examining patients and writing reports.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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These traits make biodrones suitable for inspecting pipelines, surveying industrial zones, monitoring power lines, or supporting search and rescue missions in hard-to-reach locations.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Amazon employees can be seen surveying the scene in the clip.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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These traits make biodrones suitable for inspecting pipelines, surveying industrial zones, monitoring power lines, or supporting search and rescue missions in hard-to-reach locations.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Another clip shows Richardson firefighters inspecting the drone at the scene.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Check out all the action through our lens by viewing our gallery of the Central vs Manual girls basketball game.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Longtime supporters have jumped ship, viewing the LDP as too old-fashioned and center-leaning, and instead flocked to new right-wing parties.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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