short list
Example Sentences
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Now, researchers have added another world to that short list.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Aside from an unlucky draw, there is a short list of reasons a prisoner ends up here.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
It conspicuously added strategic cyberattacks to the short list of provocations that might prompt a U.S. nuclear response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
A short list of tools, reached for over and over again, until they start to feel less like equipment and more like extensions of your hands.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
My AIM account logged in automatically, and my short list of buddies were all offline.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
