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Recent Examples of wait-list
The organization announced Scott’s donation last Thursday, adding that her contribution comes at a time when one in three local Meals on Wheels America providers have a wait-list, with elderly citizens having to wait an average of four months for meals and services.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Deposits and advance wait-list registration is the largest of any new event in NASCAR history.
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
The company’s engineers deploy weekly updates, informed directly by the thousands of wait-list users who live in the inbox chaos daily.
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Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
There is a wait-list open at the Fyre Festival website for early access and exclusive updates.
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Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Deposits and advance wait-list registration is the largest of any new event in NASCAR history.
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
The company’s engineers deploy weekly updates, informed directly by the thousands of wait-list users who live in the inbox chaos daily.
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Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
There is a wait-list open at the Fyre Festival website for early access and exclusive updates.
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Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wait-list
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Hill honed her skills in 2016 by enrolling at the College of the Canyons Institute for Culinary Education in Santa Clarita, California.
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Kasheena McKee-Kimbrough enrolled her son, Kireh, in summer camp at ALM Sports Bradenton to help prepare him for voluntary prekindergarten in the fall, according to WTVG and Action News 5.
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Way matriculated through Kansas City’s minor-league system.
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In terms of how customers matriculate through NetJets’ product segments, Gallagher says its 25-hour jet cards and leases currently account for about 15% of its flying.
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In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.
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The venue's website lists a June 28 concert by Rüfüs Du Sol and a July 7 performance by Bon Jovi, with no public events scheduled in between.
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Still, mortgage rates register above their level before the war with Iran.
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When Kennedy approached the rider and grabbed the handlebars to check whether the bike was registered, the rider refused to get off and allegedly tried to pull away.
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Michael Butler, 44, was arrested on July 1 and booked into the Harris County Jail in connection with the death of Martha Avila, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
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The driver of the fleeing vehicle was booked into the Wyandotte County Detention Center, according to the jail’s inmate listing.
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On Sunday night at Dickies Arena, Rush played the second of their four-performance run scheduled for Fort Worth to a soldout audience.
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If stress builds, schedule a short stretch break and set softer deadlines where possible, because kindness to your body supports reliable output.
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“Wait-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wait-list. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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