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check list

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noun

  1. a list of items, facts, names, etc, to be checked or referred to for comparison, identification, or verification

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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While there isn't a check list for employers, lawyers stress that they have to be able to justify why they're saying no to something, and show they've looked at alternative options.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

FEMA’s financial emergency kit has an exhaustive check list of what to gather and protect, along with a 41-page emergency financial first-aid kit that can be filled out online and stored in a secure place.

From New York Times Aug. 23, 2022

On Friday, Duke visited the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, which houses an exhibit full of some of his mementos from the moon, including a space suit, check list and moon rock.

From Seattle Times Apr. 29, 2022

Get started with this November home maintenance check list.

From Washington Post Oct. 27, 2021

Finally the test pilot produced a check list.

From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

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