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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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Through this, you can create your own career check list, and avoid wasting time on ill-fitting applications.

From BBC Jan. 7, 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

Mr. King's sixth variety is described as "hard, stout, grayish wove," but we have included it with the ordinary wove paper in the check list, of which it is but a little heavier manifestation.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes

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