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
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
Jon is waiting to be placed on the active list for a transplant.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2021
He is the only man on the active list who played ten years ago, and had the distinction of appearing against England twice and Wales three times.
From Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches by Bone, David Drummond
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