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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My understanding is that Yzerman has been handed a short list of teams at this point, but sometimes these things evolve, and that list can grow or change.
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Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 5 June 2026
For travelers already mapping out next year’s adventures, AllTrails has narrowed the world down to a short list worth booking flights for.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The team gathered a short list of about 150 objects, including the desk on which Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the four-foot model of the Statue of Liberty sculpted by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in 1875.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Here’s a tour of a few that ought to be on every nostalgia lover’s short list.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
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Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 5 June 2026
For travelers already mapping out next year’s adventures, AllTrails has narrowed the world down to a short list worth booking flights for.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The team gathered a short list of about 150 objects, including the desk on which Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the four-foot model of the Statue of Liberty sculpted by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in 1875.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Here’s a tour of a few that ought to be on every nostalgia lover’s short list.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
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“Short list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20list. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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