spot check
noun/ˈspɒt tʃek/
/ˈspɑːt tʃek/
- a check that is made suddenly and without warning on a few things or people chosen from a group to see that everything is as it should be
- to carry out random spot checks on vehicles
- In a series of spot checks, police searched buses crossing the border.
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