short list
noun
: a limited list of important items or individuals
especially
: a list of candidates for final consideration (as for a position or a prize)
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The short list’s most famous entrant is Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose family estate in Hyde Park is somewhere in that fuzzy expanse separating upstate and downstate New York.
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Nate Schweber, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Listen to this article The first legal cannabis retail shop in South Orange County has opened, adding Laguna Woods to the short list of cities in the region that have allowed local sales.
—Anita Gosch, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Shaw-Wilder, 54, who lives with her family in Davie, had been on a short list of candidates recommended by a nominating committee picked by Rubio, the Miami Republican.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
This is just a short list of the racist comments and actions that Trump has used to fuel his political ambitions.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
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Nate Schweber, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Listen to this article The first legal cannabis retail shop in South Orange County has opened, adding Laguna Woods to the short list of cities in the region that have allowed local sales.
—Anita Gosch, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Shaw-Wilder, 54, who lives with her family in Davie, had been on a short list of candidates recommended by a nominating committee picked by Rubio, the Miami Republican.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
This is just a short list of the racist comments and actions that Trump has used to fuel his political ambitions.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
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“Short list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20list. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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