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checklist

[chek-list] / ˈtʃɛkˌlɪst /


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As much as I love participatory, immersive theater — productions that often rely on some form of audience participation — “The Pineapple” was providing me with a checklist of things I generally avoid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Unlike a simple checklist, it felt like the app was doing everything in its power to lull you into spending more time there.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

OpenAI said Tan only emailed himself nonconfidential files, personal notes, and a widely accessible manager’s checklist to prepare for his exit from the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

This might include creating an actual checklist so she doesn’t overlook certain steps.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

Then she gives us a checklist of what to do: strip and make the beds, vacuum, clean the bathroom, throw away the garbage.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

In Brooklyn, organizers distribute “Red Cards” with 90-day checklists of activities like attending a coffee or canvassing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

They distribute checklists and tax organizers in late December, urging clients to make incremental progress early in tax season to avoid last-minute stress.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

A QRH contains checklists, including how to respond to a "non normal" event.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024

Another person cited new checklists Narasimhan rolled out that help keep stores neat and orderly, but shift managers’ attention from spending time with their employees to crossing off to-do lists.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024

So strongly endorsed is this view of Native Americans that checklists exist to judge whether books correctly depict their environmental values.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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