active list
Britishnoun
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If a team puts three quarterbacks on the active list for a game, it can’t use the emergency option.
From Washington Times ● May 22, 2023
Just behind Francona on the active list is Showalter, who led the Mets to 101 wins in his first season with the team.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2022
He’ll be on the injured list more days than on the active list this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
When he received the news that he was off the active list, Connors recalled he told his wife, "God's gonna take this and use it for good."
From Fox News ● Jan. 25, 2022
In 1858 he retired from the active list with the rank of rear-admiral, becoming vice-admiral in the same year, and admiral in 1863.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
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