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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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The charity has several tools to support patients and clinicians including a digital app and a check list, so patients can track their symptoms and know what their personal risks are and lower them.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

Get started with this October home maintenance check list.

From Washington Post Sep. 23, 2021

Troopers must assess risk based on a 14-point check list.

From Fox News Sep. 23, 2021

For Arthur Bramhandtam, a 36-year-old journalist, pepper spray is just one more thing on his check list when he leaves the apartment.

From New York Times May 20, 2021

I shall describe, as briefly as possible, forms of the planting plan, planting table, check list and record, which I have found it convenient to use.

From Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use by F. F. (Frederick Frye) Rockwell

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