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spot check

 noun
     
spot check [countable]
an examination of a few things or people from a group, to check whether everything is correct or satisfactory
spot check on
spot checks on quality
make/do/carry out etc spot checks
We carry out spot checks on the vehicles before they leave the depot.
—spot check verb [transitive]
We spot check everyone's work.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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