active list
Britishnoun
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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
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
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
Retired officers were called out, and assigned to duty which would permit officers on the active list to be employed in sea duty.
From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by Francis Andrew March
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