Check
Direct
Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.
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- Roy doesn't trust any prison enough to keep Belkar from breaking out and going on a rampage, whereas so long as Belkar is working for the Order, the other members can keep him in check and direct his sociopathic tendencies towards evils that are more dangerous than him.
Source: Keeping the Enemy Close - In Season 4, it is stated to be the direct reason for Blonde Baller getting her check voided.
Source: Series / I Love Money -
For a clear example, check the ending: The Hero dies, but he's not considered the enemy of the world like Lelouch; He and those fallen actually become the direct opposite.
Source: Anime / Valvrave the Liberator
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Direct and Check. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/direct
Check & Direct. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/direct>.
Direct or Check. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/direct.
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