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an actual or supposed listing of the names of persons who are urgently being sought for a specific reason, as apprehension for an alleged crime.

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How to use most wanted list in a sentence

The latest addition to the most-wanted list, Hafeez Saeed, the head of Lashkar-e-Taiba, does not even make any pretence of hiding.
Obama’s Deal With Afghanistan Underscores Its Crucial Role in the War on Terror|Bruce Riedel|May 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But today, more modern items top the most-wanted list of prison contraband: iPhones, BlackBerrys, and Droids.
Smartphones Are the New Prison Contraband|Carol McKinley|October 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Solving the fatigue problem has been on the National Transportation Safety Board's most-wanted list of improvements for decades.
Sully's New Air Safety Warning|Josh Dzieza|April 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Bruce Riedel on the little-known bomb maker at the top of U.S. officials' most-wanted list.
Ibrahim al Asiri: Mysterious Yemeni Bomb Maker Targeting America|Bruce Riedel|December 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The names of the various warlords who have endorsed Karzai read almost like a most-wanted list from Human Rights Watch.
Will the Taliban Rock the Vote?|Kim Barker|August 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST