on the critical list
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: very sick or injured and likely to die
patients who are on the critical list
—sometimes used figurativelya government program that is on the critical list
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There are no vaccines for any of the four fungal infections on the critical list.
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Jen Christensen, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
Jen Christensen, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
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“On the critical list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20critical%20list. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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