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active list

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noun

  1. military a list of officers available for full duty

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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

Robinson Canó trailed Cabrera on the active list with 2,630 going into Saturday and is 39 years old.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 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

Russell Wilson is next on the active list with 277 TD passes.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2021

These words were exchanged in the hearing of the first lieutenant of the Hartford, now Rear-Admiral Kimberly, and at present the senior officer upon the active list of the United States Navy.

From Admiral Farragut by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)