active list
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
He handed me a copy of my own report of 1890, recommending that an officer on the active list of the Royal Artillery should hold the position, on which recommendation the Premiers had acted.
From The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon by Gordon, J. M. (Joseph Maria)
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