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proofread

To read a document for proper grammar or view an image for accuracy and validity. Proofreading is the stage between writing and publishing. Years ago, proofreaders had to be spelling experts; however, most documents today are put through the spell checker feature in the computer. See spell checker and prepress proof.
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Problems started when the student journalists gave the newspaper to Priester and three Fremont English teachers to be proofread before publication.
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