in check

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in check

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Under restraint or control. It was a sudden meeting, and one in which rapture was kept well in check by pain.
Similar: inhibited

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Español	en jaque, en regla, como es debido
Русский	под контролем pod kontrolem

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@misc{in_check_2026,
  title = {in check},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20check},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}