active list
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Deciding that Smith was healthy enough to play if needed, the team left Smith on the active list along with Lock and recently-signed practice squadder Sean Mannion.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 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
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
Jon is waiting to be placed on the active list for a transplant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
No army could be efficient when its subordinate officers on the active list were men of sixty or seventy years of age.
From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William
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